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Dung Beetle

Photo by LarryGraziano
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Field Notes

Description:

This beetle has a horn, yellow spots, some red that came out with the flash of my camera. This may be some type of dung beetle. Shot taken at night next to a stree lamp.

Habitat:

Tropical dry forest in NW Costa Rica 9 weeks into the 6 month dry season.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Latimeria
I don't know enough about Costa Rica's beetles to say for sure. I might be able to find a book to help out, but no guarantees.
LarryGraziano
latimeria, after inspecting the hi-res fotos I believe that the yellow spots are some kind of fungus. they are indeterimate in size, shape and location. Would it be fair to call this Onthophagus sp.?
Latimeria
I agree, it looks like a dung beetle.

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PublishedJanuary 24, 2012

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