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Dung Beetle - Cercyon
Copyright © 2016 Jerry Wilson

Dung Beetle - Cercyon
10 mi. W. Patterson, Stanislaus County, California, USA
May 21, 2016
Size: 2.0 mm
Found 2 of these in Del Puerto Canyon, along the creek, in a cow patty, with several Aphodeus sp.

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Contributed by Jerry Wilson on 30 May, 2016 - 7:57pm
Last updated 11 August, 2020 - 5:33pm

Moved
Moved from Cercyon.
… v belov, 11 August, 2020 - 5:33pm login or register to post comments

Moved, Cercyon sp.
Moved from ID Request.
… Blaine Mathison, 1 June, 2016 - 3:45pm login or register to post comments

Cercyon sp.
… Brad Barnd, 30 May, 2016 - 8:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Hydrophillid in dung?
Thanks, Brad . . . I had no idea any Hydrophillid's inhabited cow patties, but of course it's a meal for the taking by the stream!
… Jerry Wilson, 30 May, 2016 - 9:00pm login or register to post comments

 
they do indeed
and can be quite common in dung; most of the subfamily Sphaeridiinae are terrestial scavengers, found in dung and in various other decaying organic habitats
… Brad Barnd, 30 May, 2016 - 9:28pm login or register to post comments

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