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Dung beetle

Oxysternon conspicillatum

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Field Notes

Description:

24 mm long. Green and black beetle, male with a short horn raising in the head. Feed habitat: Coprophagus.

Habitat:

Widely distributed from grasslands to primary forests, from very humid montane forests to the lowlands, both in the Eats and West tropical lands of Ecuador.

Reference Links:

Oxysternon conspicillatum | Scarabaeinae dung beetles

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