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Copris - Copris fricator

Copris - Copris fricator
nr Ponca, Buffalo National River, Steele Creek, Newton County, Arkansas, USA
March 13, 2013
Size: 10 mm
Trying to learn how to identify scarabs. I think this is Copris. Confirmation (or correction) of that, and help taking it to species or a key to species is appreciated.

Moved
Moved from Copris.

not Copris confirmation :-)
C. fricator though, the only other species your likely to see is C. minutus, which in simplest terms is smaller, shinier

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