| Heterosilpha ramosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Silphidae |
| Genus: | Heterosilpha |
| Species: | H. ramosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Heterosilpha ramosa (Say, 1823) | |
Heterosilpha ramosa, the garden carrion beetle, is a species of carrion beetle in the family Silphidae. It is found in Central America and North America. [1] [2] [3]
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