Canthon virens

Canthon virens

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae

Dung beetles are beetles that feed on feces. All species of dung beetle belong to the superfamily Scarabaeoidea, most of them to the subfamilies Scarabaeinae and Aphodiinae of the family Scarabaeidae (scarab beetles). As most species of Scarabaeinae feed exclusively on feces, that subfamily is often dubbed true dung beetles.

Distribution

Canthon virens — (c) Diogo Luiz, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Brazil · 1

Sources and credits

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Canthon virens

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