| Necrodes littoralis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Silphidae |
| Genus: | Necrodes |
| Species: | N. littoralis
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| Binomial name | |
| Necrodes littoralis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Silpha littoralis Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Necrodes littoralis, also known as the short sexton beetle,[2] is a species of carrion beetle of the genus Necrodes, found in countries across Europe. As a carrion beetle, it feeds on decaying vertebrate remains and maggots. This species' feeding behaviors make it an important asset to forensic entomology.
- ^ "Necrodes littoralis (Linnaeus, 1758)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
- ^ Charabidze, Damien; Vincent, Benoît; Pasquerault, Thierry; Hedouin, Valéry (2016-01-01). "The biology and ecology of Necrodes littoralis, a species of forensic interest in Europe". International Journal of Legal Medicine. 130 (1): 273–280. doi:10.1007/s00414-015-1253-8. ISSN 1437-1596. PMID 26762393. S2CID 26026298.