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Dung Beetle - Aphodius granarius
Copyright © 2008 Stephen Luk

Dung Beetle - Aphodius granarius
Richmond Hill (N43º53'54.3"W079º23'47.8"elev.195m), York Region, Ontario, Canada
June 18, 2008
Size: 5 mm
Found this walking on the sidewalk at the bus stop.

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Contributed by Stephen Luk on 26 June, 2008 - 3:09pm
Last updated 13 February, 2009 - 2:59pm

Moved
Moved from Aphodius.
… tom murray, 13 February, 2009 - 2:59pm login or register to post comments

A. (Calamosternus) granarius (Linnaeus, 1767)
Paul Skelley det.
NOTE: of course, Dr. Skelley used in his IDs newly erected genera, but I took the liberty to parenthesize them the old way as subgenera only for consistency with the classification still used in the guide. -- v.b.
… v belov, 13 February, 2009 - 2:02pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Scarab Beetles.
… MJ Paulsen, 15 August, 2008 - 12:16pm login or register to post comments

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