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Another Onthophagus sp. - Onthophagus taurus - female
Copyright © 2006 Matthew Roth

Another Onthophagus sp. - Onthophagus taurus - Female
Richfield, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, USA
May 29, 2006
Size: 7mm long
Collected in a pile of canine dung. Can anyone ID to species? Thanks!
Contributed by Matthew Roth on 8 June, 2006 - 8:39am

another female taurus
but without the often common reddish color
… Phillip Harpootlian, 8 June, 2006 - 9:01am

 
Thanks!
Thank you!
… Matthew Roth, 8 June, 2006 - 9:04am

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