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Spring dor beetle
Geotrupes vernalis
Earth-boring dung beetles
(Geotrupidae)
With a purple tinge.
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Smooth shiny metal black shield. Short feelers with clearly visible forked ends. Eats horse and cow dung. Makes a nest for the eggs within sufficient dung for the larvae. ⇔ l. 19-20 mm syn. TRYPOCOPRIS VERNALIS LA: ≈ The GEOTRUPES SPINIGER (Dor beetle) has grooves along the length of its back shield.
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Size
Shape
Colour
Leg
Back
Feeler
Wing
10-50 mm
Beetle
Six
Shielded
Forked
Shielded
1 LookAlikes (LA):
Dor beetle
Spring dor beetle
Voorjaarsmestkever
Frühlingsmistkäfer
Geotrupes vernalis [L.]
Geotrupes vernalis [L.]
Geotrupes vernalis [L.]
Geotrupes vernalis [L.]
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