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Wood dung beetle
Anoplotrupes stercorosus
50.8065, 4.68184
Field Notes
Description:
The colour of Anoplotrupes stercorosus is blue-black, while the underside is usually metallic blue. The elytra have longitudinal slightly dotted grooves.The adults grow up to 12–20 millimetres (0.47–0.79 in) long.
Habitat:
They are in Europe. They can be encountered from June through next Spring, mainly in beech forests. This dung beetle feeds on feces, rotting fungi and tree lymph of the host-plants.
Notes:
Pet horses abound in this area, often walking in the woods (so these beetles have enough food for sure).
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Anoplotrupes stercorosus
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PublishedNovember 19, 2011
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