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Dung beetle

by viktorNorrbottens län, Sweden

0 1 Dung beetle

Dung beetle

by SteveDanielsΔήμος Ιεράπετρας, Περιφέρεια Κρήτης, Greece

Insecta, Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea

0 0 Dung Beetle

Dung Beetle

by Kevin KaviFrankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany

0 0 Dung Beetle

Dung Beetle

by MarshallWeberGrover, Colorado, USA

1 0 Dung Beetle

Dung Beetle

by AlexandreGushiMaruleng Local Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

2 2 Horned Passalus

Horned Passalus

by ParagTexas, USA

Superfamily Scarabaeoidea - Family ...

0 2 Rose Chafer

Rose Chafer

by injicaCroatia

Protaetia sp.

0 0 Scarab beetle

Scarab beetle

by Sergio MonteiroBalsa Nova, Paraná, Brazil

Order Coleoptera, Superfamily

1 2 Dung beetle

Dung beetle

by Sergio MonteiroCuritiba, PR, Brazil

Dung beetle (Geotrupinae)

4 3 Dung beetle

Dung beetle

by Sergio MonteiroCuritiba, PR, Brazil

Order Coleoptera, Superfamily Scarabaeoidea

0 0 Scarab Beetle

Scarab Beetle

by 1Sarah2Madeira Beach, Florida, USA

Beetle crawling along a porch a night (artificial lighting).

3 0 Flower chafer beetle

Flower chafer beetle

by NuwanChathurangaSri Lanka

Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: ...

3 2 Scarab beetle

Scarab beetle

by NuwanChathurangaPolonnaruwa, North Central, Sri Lanka

Insecta: Coleoptera: Polyphaga:

3 0 Bess beetle or Bessbug

Bess beetle or Bessbug

by Sergio MonteiroCuritiba, PR, Brazil

Second photo shows its relative size.

19 6 Scarab beetle

Scarab beetle

by NuwanChathurangaUva Province, Sri Lanka

Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: ...

0 0 Dung Beetle

Dung Beetle

by Curator of Good

Black, shiny beetle with reflective shell.

0 0 Dung Beetle

Dung Beetle

by James A McNairTitusville, Florida, USA

This little guy was very busy, anyone any idea what the little flies are ...

14 8 Fiddler Beetle

Fiddler Beetle

by ScottHarteQueensland, Australia

I'm guessing its in the superfamily

3 0 Hide Beetle

Hide Beetle

by jesloweryColumbus, Ohio, USA

Hide Beetle on a White-Tailed Deer carcass.

2 4 Stag Beetles

Stag Beetles

by IanWongkarJawa Barat, Indonesia

: Scarabaeiformia, Superfamily:

1 1 Dung beetle

Dung beetle

by Gerardo AizpuruMexico

Photo take on a jungle path this is very common to see on the paths this small ...

0 4 Sugarcane Beetle

Sugarcane Beetle

by SckelCariacica, Espírito Santo, Brazil

http://bugguide.net/node/view/350988

3 0 Reddish-brown Stag Beetle (male)

Reddish-brown Stag Beetle (male)

by flowntheloopPlainville, Georgia, USA

Large (30 mm), dark brown stag beetle. Sexually dimorphic species: large ...

1 0 Lachnopus floridanus Horn

Lachnopus floridanus Horn

by LivanEscuderoKendall, Florida, USA

native south FL species according to "American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: ...

2 0 Abejón de Mayo (May Bug)

Abejón de Mayo (May Bug)

by emenafotoSan José, San José, Costa Rica

In Costa Rica, during the month of May, when the rain season begin, these ...

0 6 shining leaf chafer beetle

shining leaf chafer beetle

by Scott FrazierIndonesia

.coleoptera-atlas.com/CETONIIDAE-

1 1 Dung Beetle

Dung Beetle

by AshleyTuPhongolo Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Dark beetle often seen rolling around pieces of feces with their back legs. ...

1 0 Dung Beetle

Dung Beetle

by ashutosh.dudhatraRajkot, India

In 2003, researchers found one species of dung beetle (the African Scarabaeus ...

1 0 Horned Passalus

Horned Passalus

by ForestDragonVirginia, USA

Large, black, shiny beetle with "deeply striated elytra". Orangish hair on legs ...

1 0 Onthophagus Dung Beetle

Onthophagus Dung Beetle

by AgnesAdiqueTalaveraLaguna, Philippines

. Onthophagus Latreille, 1802, is a genus of Scarabaeidae or Scarab Beetles ...

2 4 rhinoceros beetle (female)

rhinoceros beetle (female)

by S FrazierIndonesia

A female rhinoceros beetle (Dynastidae/Dynastinae) measuring maybe 4cm long. ...

1 0 Dung beetle

Dung beetle

by KrishnaMurthy-KTiruppur, Tamil Nadu, India

Wondering how they made the dung in a perfect round shape! I was enjoyed ...

1 0 Hide Beetle

Hide Beetle

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

A heavily sclerotised beetle with ridged and sculptured elytra and thorax. It ...

17 2 Fiddler beetle

Fiddler beetle

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

Very glossy and they can have either yellow or green markings over black.
...

0 0 Small Scarab

Small Scarab

by LaurenZarateSan Cristóbal, Chiapas, Mexico

Small Scarab of about 8 mm, light brown with black markings and reddish ...

1 1 Dung Beetle

Dung Beetle

by KhathoubTrincomalee, Sri Lanka

the superfamily Scarabaeoidea; most of ...

1 0 Besouro-da-Roseira / Rose Bush Beetle

Besouro-da-Roseira / Rose Bush Beetle

by Oscar NetoSC, Brazil

Coleoptera: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea: ...

0 0 Dung beetle

Dung beetle

by sttweetsEde, Gelderland, Netherlands

the superfamily Scarabaeoidea; most of ...

2 0 Dung Beetle

Dung Beetle

by LennyWorthingtonจังหวัดชัยภูมิ, Thailand

12 mm

2 2 Scarab

Scarab

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

A somewhat metallic scarab, 2 cm in length, showing purple, green and copper ...

2 0 Dung beetle, escarabajo pelotero

Dung beetle, escarabajo pelotero

by arlandaTorrejón el Rubio, Extremadura, Spain

are coprophagous. All of them belong to the superfamily

1 2 Dung Beetle

Dung Beetle

by Smith'sZooGreater Giyani Local Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

the superfamily Scarabaeoidea; most of ...

0 2 Flower Wasp - male

Flower Wasp - male

by LeubaVictoria, Australia

A large black wasp about 35mm long with a robust thorax, thin waist and ...

0 0 Forest Dung Beetle

Forest Dung Beetle

by ChristianeSchriesheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

superfamily Scarabaeoidea; most of them to ...

1 1 Dung beetle

Dung beetle

by dotun55Nigeria

superfamily Scarabaeoidea; most of them to ...

8 9 Christmas beetles

Christmas beetles

by Mark RidgwayMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

They're in for a surprise at the end of the leaf. 'Christmas beetles' are ...

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