Onthophagus taurus - Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA July 10, 2005 Size: 10.5 mm
Collected in my just-built "supercharged" dung beetle trap, along with lots of O. orpheus, several histerids, some tiny black rove beetles and two Nicrophorus tormentosa in just 24 hours! Major males have great horns that swoop out and up like a water buffalo's. It's a species accidentally imported from Europe and the Middle East, and it's spread at least as far north as New Hampshire.
Images of this individual: tag all Contributed by Jim McClarin on 12 July, 2005 - 5:33am Last updated 12 July, 2005 - 7:21pm |