Rare beetle in my yard maybe?

Burying beetles are generally black, with red, yellow or orange markings on the elytra , or wing covers. The American burying beetle is easy to separate from the common burying beetles. It is larger, measuring up to 1.5 inches (30-35 mm) in length. The major distingishing feature, other than size, is the large red or reddish-orange spot on the pronotal disk covering the thorax .

Formerly, this species was widespread and common throughout Eastern North America. Currently, wild populations are known only from Block Island in Rhode Island, Eastern Oklahoma and on the Valentine National Wildlife Refuge in Nebraska. This species, when present, is easy to collect and is found in many older insect collections. Specimens were collected in South Dakota in 1945 near Brookings and Elk Point. A specimen was collected at an unknown date near Nowlin in Haakon County. Recently, surveys have been conducted at widely scattered sites in South Dakota, but no new occurrences have been recorded.

Preferred habitat of the American burying beetle is not well documented, but areas of mixed woodlands and grasslands with soils suitable for burying carcasses seem to meet the species' habitat requirements. The beetles are active at night, with peak activity occurring when nighttime temperatures remain above 60 degrees F (15 degrees C).

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