Species Detail - Black Sexton Beetle (Nicrophorus humator) - Species information displayed is based on all datasets.

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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Nicrophorus humator
Black Sexton Beetle
NBNSYS0000023036 RecommendedWell-formed
N/A
nihum
(Gleditsch, 1767)
Insect - beetle (Coleoptera)
Species
231
110
73
01/01/1878
06/08/2025
8 March (recorded in 2025)
19 November (recorded in 2015)
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Black Sexton Beetle (Nicrophorus humator), accessed 05 March 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Species/65893

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)