This small, round, metalic-colored scarab beetle is attracted by fungi, carrion, or vertebrate dung. It inhabits forested areas.
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Kingdom:
Animalia
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Family:
Scarabaeidae
Scarabaeidae
Elevation Distribution:
Phenology
Phenology
(Palisot de Beauvois)