Dung beetle
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 11:38 am
I found this beetle in my house at the weekend. It's a 'scarab' or dung beetle - in my kitchen. I get enough comments on my cooking already.
Approx. 6mm long, I think it's an Aphodius sp., but which one? Apparently the length of the eighth stria, low down on the sides of the elytra is diagnostic. Pity I only found that out after I'd photographed it from above and released it.
Any dung beetle experts out there?
Cheers,
Tom.
Approx. 6mm long, I think it's an Aphodius sp., but which one? Apparently the length of the eighth stria, low down on the sides of the elytra is diagnostic. Pity I only found that out after I'd photographed it from above and released it.
Any dung beetle experts out there?
Cheers,
Tom.