Family: Silphidae
Size: 11 to 16 mm
Distribution: Europe to Japan
Biology: Lives on carrion and feces, often on Phallus impudicus
Location: Germany, Bavaria, Upper Franconia, Kulmbach
leg det. U.Schmidt, 1974
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2009
Tags: Coleoptera Käfer Insect Silphidae Oeceoptoma thoracica Oeceoptoma thoracica Germania Deutschland Europa Europe taxonomy:binomial=oeceoptoma thoracica taxonomy:order=coleoptera taxonomy:family=silphidae taxonomy:genus=oeceoptoma taxonomy:species=thoracica geo:country=germania Coleoptera-us
Family: Silphidae
Size: 9 to 12 mm
Distribution: Holarctic
Biology: Phytophagous
Location: Germany, Bavaria, Upper Franconia, Kulmbach
leg det. U.Schmidt, 1972
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2009
Tags: Coleoptera Käfer Insect Silphidae Blitophaga opaca Blitophaga opaca Germania Deutschland Europa Europe taxonomy:binomial=blitophaga opaca taxonomy:order=coleoptera taxonomy:family=silphidae taxonomy:genus=blitophaga taxonomy:species=opaca geo:country=germania Coleoptera-us
Family: Silphidae
Size: 8 to 12 mm
Distribution: Europe to Asia Minor and the Caucasus
Biology: Necrophag
Location: Germany, Bavaria, Upper Franconia, Kulmbach
leg det. U.Schmidt, 1981
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2009
Tags: Coleoptera Käfer Insect Silphidae Thanatophilus rugosus Thanatophilus rugosus Germania Deutschland Europa Europe taxonomy:binomial=thanatophilus rugosus taxonomy:order=coleoptera taxonomy:family=silphidae taxonomy:genus=thanatophilus taxonomy:species=rugosus geo:country=germania Coleoptera-us
Family: Silphidae
Size: 15 to 25 mm
Distribution: Europe to the Caucasus
Biology: Necrophag
Location: Corsica, Solenzara
leg det. U.Schmidt, 1973
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2009
Tags: Coleoptera Käfer Insect Silphidae Necrodes littoralis Necrodes littoralis Korsika Südeuropa Europa Europe taxonomy:binomial=necrodes littoralis taxonomy:order=coleoptera taxonomy:family=silphidae taxonomy:genus=necrodes taxonomy:species=littoralis geo:country=korsika Coleoptera-us
Family: Silphidae
Size: 10 to 15 mm
Origin: Europe
Biology: Feed on snails
Location: Germany, Bavaria, Upper Franconia, Selbitz
leg det. U.Schmidt, 2005
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2009
Tags: Coleoptera Käfer Insect Silphidae Phosphuga atrata Phosphuga atrata Germania Deutschland Europa Europe taxonomy:binomial=phosphuga atrata taxonomy:order=coleoptera taxonomy:family=silphidae taxonomy:genus=phosphuga taxonomy:species=atrata geo:country=germania Coleoptera-us