Heliocopris bucephalus  (Fabricius, 1775)

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

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• Common names: Elephant Dung Beetle
• Distribution: India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Java, Thailand
• Image locations: Mae Hong Son (Pai)
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• Additional notes: Speciman was found approx 2 km from a elephant camp.

Image locations

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Images of Heliocopris bucephalus from Thailand.

Heliocopris bucephalus (Fabricius, 1775) female 40 mm, Pai Mae Hong Son, May 2018

Heliocopris bucephalus (Fabricius, 1775) female 40 mm, Pai Mae Hong Son, May 2018

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References: 
The fauna of North East Thailand - Rowan Emberson and Yupa Hanboonsong
iNaturalist