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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) » Earth-Boring Dung Beetles (Geotrupidae) » Geotrupinae » Geotrupes » Horn's Earth Boring Beetle (Geotrupes hornii)
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Beetle 06.05.2009 087 - Geotrupes hornii
Copyright © 2009 Jerry Armstrong

Beetle 06.05.2009 087 - Geotrupes hornii
Moccasin Lake, Winston, Douglas County, Georgia, USA
June 5, 2009
Size: 15mm
Need help with ID. Attracted to UV light.

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Beetle 06.05.2009 087 - Geotrupes hornii Beetle 06.05.2009 087 - Geotrupes hornii Beetle 06.05.2009 087 - Geotrupes hornii
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Contributed by Jerry Armstrong on 6 June, 2009 - 4:17am
Last updated 27 November, 2009 - 9:18am

Jerry-- you're absolutely right about the horny thing :-]
sorry i missed your comment [wasn't subscribed]

Moved from Geotrupes.
… v belov, 27 November, 2009 - 9:18am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Dung Beetles.
… v belov, 19 September, 2009 - 12:16pm login or register to post comments

wrong family: this is a Geotrupes
nice series, must be IDable. i suspect G. balyi, but i know squat about them (they're way outside my size range)
… v belov, 6 June, 2009 - 12:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Oops!
No wonder I couldn't figure it out.
… Jerry Armstrong, 6 June, 2009 - 1:15pm login or register to post comments

 
don't feel bad, Jerry--
they used to be all in the Scarabaeidae during my early years (mid-Tertiary, give or take)
… v belov, 6 June, 2009 - 1:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Geotrupes hornii
Reading the ID tips posted by Frank Guarnieri, this specimen fits Geotrupes hornii. Punctate elytral striae, Sutural striae bend and wrap around the scutelum, antennal clubs light brown, and finally this speciman is pure black.
Again, thanks for the heads up in the right direction.
… Jerry Armstrong, 6 June, 2009 - 1:37pm login or register to post comments

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