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Geotrupes stercorarius
•They feed on droppings of herbivorous animals. •They lay their eggs into the dung. •They create a chirping sound with their hind legs.
Around herbivorous animals -I saw this beetle in Hildesheim(Germany)
Spotted on Jul 6, 2015
Submitted on Jan 27, 2016
4 Comments
I saw a lot of pictures and it is very difficult to say which species it is. Do you know another difference?
I will see! Thank you
Ok
I think it's more likely Anoplotrupes stercorosus, which has much more of a blueish sheen than Geotrupes stercorarius. Also, A. stercorosus ("Waldmistkäfer") is more common in Germany.
The actual difference is in the hind tibiae, and difficult to see on a photo:
http://coleo-net.de/coleo/texte/geotrupi...