Dung beetle

Platytomus parvulus

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

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 1

Sources and credits

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Dung beetle

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