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Dung Beetle

Digitonthophagus bonasus

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Field Notes

Description:

14mm. Male
Head has a middle short horn and a pair of long,sharply pointed horns,curving outwards and upwards.

Habitat:

Open farmland in fresh cowdung.

Notes:

A search thru fresh cowdung gave me two new Dung Beetles today.
A messy job but worth the effort.
Cleaned in the lake before taking pic.

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PublishedMay 22, 2013

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