Heliocopris hamadryas
| Heliocopris hamadryas | |
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| Male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Heliocopris |
| Species: | H. hamadryas
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| Binomial name | |
| Heliocopris hamadryas (Fabricius, 1775)
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Heliocopris hamadryas is a species of beetles of the family Scarabaeidae.
Description
Heliocopris hamadryas reaches about 39–53 millimetres (1.5–2.1 in) in length. The body is glossy and the coloration varies from dark brown to black. These beetles form balls with dung, into which females lay eggs. Larvae feed and pupate within the dung balls and emerge as adult beetles.
Distribution
This species occurs in Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
References
- Biolib
- Svatopluk Pokorn, J. Zidek, Karl Werner Giant dung-beetles of the genus Heliocopris