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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Dung Beetles (Scarabaeinae) » Coprini » Copris » Copris remotus
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Scarab Beetle? - Copris remotus - male
Copyright © 2008 Seth Patterson

Scarab Beetle? - Copris remotus - Male
Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas, USA
July 26, 2008
Size: 20mm
Found this little guy on some debris in a pond while hunting for frogs, browsed through the guide but didn't see anything similar. Does anyone know the species?

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Scarab Beetle? - Copris remotus - male Scarab Beetle? - Copris remotus - male
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Contributed by Seth Patterson on 26 July, 2008 - 5:43am
Last updated 27 July, 2008 - 2:32pm

Moved
Moved from Copris.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 27 July, 2008 - 2:32pm login or register to post comments

looks more like Copris arizon
looks more like Copris arizonensis. Definitely not the rugose stage beetle.
… William Ericson, 26 July, 2008 - 11:25am login or register to post comments

 
You're right
He does look very similar to Copris, I'll see if I can find another one tonight and photograph it from above.

Thanks for the help!
… Seth Patterson, 26 July, 2008 - 3:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Copris remotus remotus
arizonensis does reach western Texas, but not where this was seen.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 27 July, 2008 - 2:31pm login or register to post comments

Not an ID
but looks kind of like Rugose Stag Beetle....Gorgeous shots!
… Anne Burton, 26 July, 2008 - 9:52am login or register to post comments

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