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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles (Scarabaeoidea) » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Dung Beetles (Scarabaeinae) » Onthophagini » Onthophagus » Onthophagus coproides
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Dung Beetle? - Onthophagus coproides
Copyright © 2013 Loren & Babs Padelford

Dung Beetle? - Onthophagus coproides
Madera Canyon, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
July 26, 2013
Size: approx. 10mm
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Loren and Babs Padelford
Bellevue, NE

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Dung Beetle? - Onthophagus coproides Dung Beetle? - Onthophagus coproides
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Contributed by Loren & Babs Padelford on 3 August, 2013 - 11:15pm
Last updated 6 August, 2013 - 1:57am

Onthophagus coproides
nice catch
… William B. Warner, 6 August, 2013 - 1:58am login or register to post comments

 
Onthophagus coproides!
Bill,

Thanks for the ID. Appreciate your help.

Loren and Babs Padelford
Bellevue, NE
… Loren & Babs Padelford, 6 August, 2013 - 9:29pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks
coproides was my first thought but after running the image through the Howden and Cartwright key, I didnt think so...
… Blaine Mathison, 6 August, 2013 - 9:53am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Blaine,

We really appreciate your help with this beetle and the others we submitted.

Loren and Babs Padelford
Bellevue, NE
… Loren & Babs Padelford, 6 August, 2013 - 9:32pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Onthophagus.
… William B. Warner, 6 August, 2013 - 1:57am login or register to post comments

thinking O. cochisus
hard to key from images; will send link to Bill Warner.
… Blaine Mathison, 5 August, 2013 - 4:55pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Need to try and key it out later but this could be very interesting!

Moved from Beetles.
… Blaine Mathison, 4 August, 2013 - 6:41pm login or register to post comments

 
Onthophagus
Blaine,

Thanks for your help with this beetle. Looking forward to your reply.

Loren and Babs Padelford
Bellevue, NE
… Loren & Babs Padelford, 4 August, 2013 - 7:26pm login or register to post comments

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