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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles (Scarabaeoidea) » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Dung Beetles (Scarabaeinae) » Rainbow Scarabs (Phanaeus) » Rainbow Scarab (Phanaeus vindex)
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Scarab - Phanaeus vindex - female
Copyright © 2005 Jay Cossey

Scarab - Phanaeus vindex - Female
Mason County, Illinois, USA
June 24, 2005
Size: 1 in.
I was photographing Hackberry Butterflies on some Coyote scat when this beetle landed inches away. It plowed under the dung pile effortlessly with its shovel-shaped head. An hour later there was no sign of the scat. Might this be Phanaeus vindex or other sp. in that genus?
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Contributed by Jay Cossey on 28 June, 2005 - 11:16am

Sure
This is a female P. vindex - more data for the guide
… Phillip Harpootlian, 28 June, 2005 - 11:21am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks! Sure was beautiful. I
Thanks! Sure was beautiful. I was astounded at how quickly it dug in.

Jay Cossey
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