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Copris minutus ? - Copris minutus
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Copris minutus ? - Copris minutus
Oak Ridge, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
October 22, 2010
Found as I was walking in the woods.
It looks a lot like Copris fricator, too.
Unfortunately, I didn't measure it, but I think it is the smaller of the two.

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Contributed by stan gilliam on 4 August, 2011 - 5:35pm
Last updated 4 August, 2011 - 6:50pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… stan gilliam, 4 August, 2011 - 6:50pm

sure
… v belov, 4 August, 2011 - 6:02pm

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