Family Geotrupidae (Earth-boring scarab beetles)

Domain: EucaryaKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ArthropodaClass: InsectaOrder: Coleoptera Phenology

Geotrupidae Species Discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Species Common Name Photo Where? Phenology
Bolboceras liebeckiEarth-boring scarab beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Bolboceras thoricornisEarth-boring scarab beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Bolbocerosoma tumefactumEarth-boring scarab beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Eucanthus lazarusEarth-boring scarab beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Geotrupes balyiEarth-boring scarab beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Geotrupes egerieiEarth-boring scarab beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Geotrupes horniiEarth-boring scarab beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Geotrupes semiopacusEarth-boring scarab beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Geotrupes splendidusEarth-boring scarab beetle(NA) HerePhenology

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Note:
Taxa on this list are only those contained in the ATBI database,
and do not neccessarily include all Park taxa from historic park reports, literature,
or other sources that have not yet been entered
in the Biodiversity Database.

In Case You Didn't Know ...
These large beetles tunnel into the ground where their grubs thrive on leaves, fungi, or dung supplied by adults.


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