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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Dung Beetles (Scarabaeinae) » Coprini » Copris
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Horned Black Beetle - Copris - male
Copyright © 2014 David Durieux

Horned Black Beetle - Copris - Male
Santa Rita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
July 12, 2014
Size: 1.5cm (length)

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Contributed by David Durieux on 13 July, 2014 - 7:56pm
Last updated 24 August, 2014 - 7:40pm

Moved
Moved from Scarab Beetles.
… Brad Barnd, 24 August, 2014 - 7:40pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… v belov, 22 August, 2014 - 11:57am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 14 August, 2014 - 8:10pm login or register to post comments

male Copris, others will give you a sp. name
… v belov, 13 July, 2014 - 7:59pm login or register to post comments

 
Copris arizonensis?
Just looking at images and range data, I think C. arizonensis is a likely identification for this specimen. Thoughts?
… David Durieux, 17 July, 2014 - 5:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Copris maccleavei
...occurs in the same region
… Blaine Mathison, 29 November, 2015 - 1:18pm login or register to post comments

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