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forest dung beetle

Geotrupes vernalis

Description:

a beautiful bug wich i found laying on its back, thought it was dead but when i picked it up it started to move again

Habitat:

open forest with sandy spots

1 Species ID Suggestions

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago
(Spring) Dor Beetle
Geotrupes vernalis Frühlingsmistkäfer – Wikipedia


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4 Comments

ErikvandenEnde
ErikvandenEnde 12 years ago

thnx guys!! :D

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Lars your English suggestion as following link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geotrupes

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Fat Scarab beetle

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago

There is no english name for it. The German is "Frühlingsmistkäfer", wich would mean Spring Dor Beetle.

ErikvandenEnde
Spotted by
ErikvandenEnde

Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Spotted on Jul 20, 2011
Submitted on Jul 20, 2011

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