Phenology and Distribution
N. orbicollis adults are active in the early spring with the first adult beetles emerging in late May. Reproduction occurs from June to August and teneral adults appear from late July to early August. This species spends the winter as an adult and is found mainly in open and forested habitats. Adults of the species are nocturnal. N. orbicollis is multivoltine with adults that care for their offspring during larval development. N. orbicollis is distributed from southeastern Canada to the southern tip of Florida and to East Texas; it has also been discovered as far west as Nebraska and as far north as North Dakota. N. orbicollis is the most frequently collected silphid species in the eastern United States. Adults can be collected from February to October but are most commonly found during the summer months from June to August as a result of their efficient activity in warm weather. Most N. orbicollis have been collected in mesic forest habitats on human and carnivore feces as well as on rotten fruit and carrion.
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