Onthophagus tortoise commensal scarab

Onthophagus polyphemi

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae

Onthophagus polyphemi, known commonly as the gopher tortoise onthophagus beetle or onthophagus tortoise commensal scarab, is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.

Distribution

Onthophagus tortoise commensal scarab — (c) Lance Andrew, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 6

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Lance Andrew, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionOnthophagus polyphemi, Wikipedia contributors

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