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Geotrupes sp.
This beetle is about 3 1/2 cm long and has an orange colored belly. I found it walking across a dirt road.
Wooded areas.
Very large beetle. Earth boring, as in digging, beetle.
Spotted on May 27, 2011
Submitted on May 27, 2011
4 Comments
Yes, definitely a Scarab and a Geotrupes species. Thanks, Lars and Monkey-mind.
Thanks! I'll check it out if our Internet stays on.
scarabeus family I think
looks pretty much like the superfamily of Scarabaeidae - and it appears to be some sort of the family of Geotrupidae.