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Larva - Trox gemmulatus
Copyright © 2013 Alice Abela

Larva - Trox gemmulatus
Santa Barbara County, California, USA
January 5, 2013
Size: ~1cm
Found feeding under old, wet, coyote feces, this and other larvae had shallow vertical burrows below the scat and were feeding with their heads protrudmg from the soil; adults were feeding on the surface of the feces
Contributed by Alice Abela on 5 January, 2013 - 6:59pm

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