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.jpgHeliocopris bucephalus

Heliocopris bucephalus  (Fabricius, 1775)


Home > Insects > Coleoptera > Scarabaeoidea > Scarabaeidae > Scarabaeinae > ​Heliocopris bucephalus
Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Scarabaeinae
Tribe: Coprini
Genus: Heliocopris
Species: bucephalus

  • Common names: Elephant Dung Beetle
  • Distribution: India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Java, Thailand
  • Image locations: Mae Hong Son (Pai)
  • Hosts:
  • Additional notes: Speciman was found approx 2 km from a elephant camp.
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Images of Heliocopris bucephalus from Thailand.
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Heliocopris bucephalus (Fabricius, 1775) female 40 mm, Pai Mae Hong Son, May 2018
Heliocopris bucephalus from Thailand
Heliocopris bucephalus (Fabricius, 1775) female 40 mm, Pai Mae Hong Son, May 2018

References: 
The fauna of North East Thailand - Rowan Emberson and Yupa Hanboonsong
iNaturalist
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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