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Escarabajo de cuernos curvos / Curved horns beetle

Onthophagus curvicornis

Description:

This is a Scarabaeidae that I found close to the Yanuncay river, walking over a stone and full of acari on its body. It's size is about 10 mm x 8 mm.

Habitat:

Rural, close to the river in the city of Cuenca.

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6 Comments

vivianpoma
vivianpoma 10 years ago

wonderful, amazing, very handsome

GustavoMorejon
GustavoMorejon 10 years ago

Thank you all for the comments.

GustavoMorejon
GustavoMorejon 10 years ago

Onthophagus curvicornis Latreille, 1812

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 10 years ago

Phanaeus species ?

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 10 years ago

Great spot and series !

keithp2012
keithp2012 10 years ago

Great photo!

GustavoMorejon
Spotted by
GustavoMorejon

Cuenca, Provincia del Azuay, Ecuador

Spotted on Jun 4, 2013
Submitted on Jun 4, 2013

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