American carrion beetle

6002  I have never seen this beetle here before. Found it on top of my backyard gate post in Ottawa, Ontario in mid May.

This is an American carrion beetle, Necrophila americana (Coleoptera: Silphidae). See https://tinyurl.com/k4u7p3y for images and additional information. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.