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Dung Beetle

Anoplotrupes stercorosus

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Jopy
Live one: Dung beetle, Anoplotrupes stercorosus; dead one: Blue ground beetle, Carabus intricatus
stho002
The live one in grass is a geotrupid. The dead one is a Carabus sp.
Jopy
Hi, Vincent, these are two different species on your pictures, you should upload it separately...

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Biodiversity in the Netherlands
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PublishedOctober 13, 2013

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