American Carrion Beetle - Necrophila americana

The pronotum was pale yellow with a black splotch in the center. Elytra were black with yellow tips.

Carrion beetles lay eggs in raw flesh. After hatching, the larvae consume the carrion. Larvae (and adults) also eat fly and beetle larvae that compete for the same food sources. I see these beetles frequently, but I have never found one in carrion.

Habitat: meadow