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Is this another Geotrupes splendidus? - Geotrupes balyi
Copyright © 2011 James Reben

Is this another Geotrupes splendidus? - Geotrupes balyi
Washington, Knox County, Maine, USA
July 28, 2011
Size: 13-15mm
I think I found another at the same lake camp, can an expert confirm please?
How can one distinguish between male and female?

Thanks!

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Is this another Geotrupes splendidus? - Geotrupes balyi Is this another Geotrupes splendidus? - Geotrupes balyi Is this another Geotrupes splendidus? - Geotrupes balyi Is this another Geotrupes splendidus? - Geotrupes balyi
Contributed by James Reben on 28 July, 2011 - 8:53pm
Last updated 20 June, 2019 - 2:41pm

Moved
Moved from Geotrupes.
… v belov, 20 June, 2019 - 2:41pm

Yep, Geotrupes balyi is corre
Yep, Geotrupes balyi is correct.
… Ryan Selking, 20 June, 2019 - 2:31pm

Geotrupes balyi
You can see that the sutural stria wraps around the scutellum. that narrows it down to balyi or hornii. hornii is jet black while balyi always has a metallic blue or green sheen (or at least that is what Phil Harpootlian who is the expert here taught me).
… Frank Guarnieri, 29 July, 2011 - 8:23pm

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