Gazelle Scarab

Onthophagus gazella

"Onthophagus gazella" is a species of scarab beetle. It belongs to the subgenus "Digitonthophagus", which may also be treated as a genus. There has been some confusion regarding the application of the name.
Onthophagus gazella, Sani Lodge, Ecuador Tentative ID. Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Geotagged,Onthophagus gazella,Sani Lodge,South America,Spring,World,Yasuni National Park

Distribution

Its native distribution is Afro-Asian. It has been introduced to many other parts of the world in order to help remove cattle dung from pastures, with some introductions leading to naturalized populations.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyScarabaeidae
GenusOnthophagus
SpeciesO. gazella
Photographed in
Ecuador