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Female dung beetle? - Onthophagus taurus

Female dung beetle? - Onthophagus taurus
Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California, USA
September 12, 2018
Found in mid September under partially dried dog poop on a rural residential parcel in the redwood forest.

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Onthophagus sp.
a better dorsal shot could improve chances of species-level ID

 
Dorsal shot
I've added another photo with dorsal view.

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