Onthophagus coenobita
| Onthophagus coenobita | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Scarabaeinae |
| Genus: | Onthophagus |
| Species: | O. coenobita |
| Binomial name | |
| Onthophagus coenobita (Herbst, 1783) | |
Onthophagus coenobita is a species of dung beetle in the genus Onthophagus.
It typically feeds on dung, but also carrion and decaying fungi.[1] It mainly feeds on human dung, but also cattle, horse, goat, sheep and pig dung.[2]
References
- ↑ "Onthophagus coenobita (Herbst, 1783)". Watford Coleoptera Group. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ↑ Zagler, Viktoria (2009). Dung scent profiles or single scent compounds: What do dung beetles use to detect their food? (PDF) (Thesis). Universität Wien. p. 27. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
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