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Eger's Earth Boring Beetle (Geotrupes egeriei)
Photo#12480
Copyright © 2004
Lynette Schimming
Beetle -
Geotrupes egeriei
Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
July 23, 2004
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Contributed by
Lynette Schimming
on 8 March, 2005 - 1:08pm
Last updated 14 May, 2008 - 8:54am
Guide Page
I hope I did this right, I just made my first guide page. Please let me know if I need guidance!
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Lynette Schimming
, 9 March, 2005 - 11:02am
Looks good
I went ahead and added some 'info' for this.
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Phillip Harpootlian
, 9 March, 2005 - 1:12pm
Geotrupes egeriei
This is not an uncommon sp. - the very oval shape and the striae have a more metallic hue than the surrounding elytral intervals should be diagnostic.
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Phillip Harpootlian
, 9 March, 2005 - 10:10am
Earth-boring scarab
Neato! You do not often see these beetles, genus Geotrupes. They have been recently split out into their own family, Geotrupidae. I have found them digging beneath raccoon scat laden with pokeberry fruit. Usually, these insects use humus as food for their larvae.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 8 March, 2005 - 3:11pm
