Onthophagus granulatus
Small brown dung beetle at Coree, ACT
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| Onthophagus granulatus | KimPullen | 6 Feb 2019 | |
| Unverified | HarveyPerkins | 5 Feb 2019 |
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Burrowing in fresh faeces. I'm speculating that it might have been some sort of deer faeces - it had a very intense 'bovoid' smell to it but it was clearly a very different form (semi-pelleted but very soft) and much smaller size than a cow pat.
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.887464-35.277994
- Places Coree, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 2 Feb 2019 04:26 PM Recorded on
- HarveyPerkins Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) HarveyPerkins Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Onthophagus granulatus
Species information
- Onthophagus granulatus Scientific name
- Small brown dung beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 736m Recorded at altitude
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