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Splendid Earth Boring Beetle (Geotrupes splendidus)? Tentative ID. On dog dung at the disturbed edge of a dense mixed forest. Fall,Geotagged,Geotrupes splendidus,Splendid Earth Boring Beetle,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Splendid Earth Boring Beetle (Geotrupes splendidus)?

Tentative ID. On dog dung at the disturbed edge of a dense mixed forest.

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    ID looks good to me :) Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
      Flown Kimmerling
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      It is a tough genus, but the sutural stria pattern looks right to me... Posted 5 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Exactly. Posted 5 years ago

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The Splendid Earth Boring Beetle

A species of Geotrupid beetle.

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Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Nov 20, 2019. Captured Nov 2, 2019 10:11 in 234 Oakman Rd NE, Ranger, GA 30734, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  • f/20.0
  • 1/16s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.

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