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A Dung Beetle

Oxysternon palaemon

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Description:

20mm in length.

Habitat:

Attracted to lights UNASP, Engenheiro Coelho Campus, Sao Paulo.

Notes:

Male.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Scarabid Beetle
Oxysternon palaemon Oxysternon palaemon - Information on Oxysternon palaemon


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8 Comments

JeffCrocombe
JeffCrocombe 11 years ago

Thanks again Bayucca.

LennyWorthington
LennyWorthington 11 years ago

Excellent.Thanks for sharing

Tom15
Tom15 11 years ago

Great find and pictures!

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ForestDragon
ForestDragon 11 years ago

Beautiful! I love metallic insects. :)

Carol Milne
Carol Milne 11 years ago

P.S. Dim was a rhinoceros beetle

Carol Milne
Carol Milne 11 years ago

Reminds me of Dim from Pixar's Bug's Life. Cool!

Smith'sZoo
Smith'sZoo 11 years ago

So beautiful!

C.Sydes
C.Sydes 11 years ago

possibly the family Bolboceratidae or a dung beetle

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JeffCrocombe
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JeffCrocombe

Engenheiro Coelho, São Paulo, Brazil

Spotted on Feb 8, 2013
Submitted on Feb 8, 2013

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