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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Dung Beetles (Scarabaeinae) » Coprini » Copris » Copris fricator
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Horned Beetle, found dead on sidewalk - Copris fricator - male
Copyright © 2011 David J. Nesbitt

Horned Beetle, found dead on sidewalk - Copris fricator - Male
Union Springs, Cayuga County, New York, USA
September 28, 2011
Size: 17 mm

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Contributed by David J. Nesbitt on 28 September, 2011 - 6:20pm
Last updated 16 November, 2011 - 2:01pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bill Reynolds, 29 September, 2011 - 2:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Copris fricatur
What differentiates C. fricator from C. remotus?
… David J. Nesbitt, 29 September, 2011 - 5:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Good question...
These guys are not my specialty, so in an attempt to answer this question,....YES - they are very similar in size & appearance. However, I think C. remotus is a more western species while C. fricator is the eastern counterpart.
… Bill Reynolds, 30 September, 2011 - 11:46am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks!
… David J. Nesbitt, 30 September, 2011 - 7:42pm login or register to post comments

wow! a monster Copris fricator
a really major male - haven't seen many like this
… Phillip Harpootlian, 28 September, 2011 - 9:44pm login or register to post comments

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