Key Identification Features
- They have two distinct orange-yellow bands on their elytra, and their antennae are completely black.
- Their distinct wing cases are squarish and shorter than their abdomens, and they are capable of flight, which they use especially to locate carcasses.
- quadripunctatus have an average pronotum width of about 5 mm, and can be identified by horizontal red striping on their elytra.
- quadripunctatus emerges above ground following a bimodal seasonal pattern, with distinct activity peaks in May and September.
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