Dung beetle (Phanaeus vindex MacLachlan; Onthophagus gazella Fabricius)

Dung beetle (Phanaeus vindex MacLachlan; Onthophagus gazella Fabricius)

* Family: Scarabaeidae,

* Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea,

* Phylum: Arthropoda,

* Type: Insecta,

* Order: Coleoptera,

* Size: 3 to 50 millimeters long,

* Weight: no data,

* Life Span: Up to 3 years.

* Name: Dung Beetle also called tumblebugs,

* Scientific Name: Phanaeus vindex MacLachlan; Onthophagus gazella Fabricius,

** Some dung beetles are metallic blue and green and also copper in color white others are dull to shiny black in color.

More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dung_beetle

or http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/498.shtml

or http://insects.tamu.edu/fieldguide/bimg146.html

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