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Onthophagus coenobita

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Onthophagus coenobita
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Onthophagus
Species:
O. coenobita
Binomial name
Onthophagus coenobita
(Herbst, 1783)

Onthophagus coenobita is a species of dung beetle in the genus Onthophagus.

It typically feeds on dung, but also carrion and decaying fungi.[1] It mainly feeds on human dung, but also dog, cattle, horse, goat, sheep and pig dung.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Onthophagus coenobita (Herbst, 1783)". Watford Coleoptera Group. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  2. ^ Zagler, Viktoria (2009). Dung scent profiles or single scent compounds: What do dung beetles use to detect their food? (PDF) (Thesis). Universität Wien. p. 27. Retrieved 14 June 2014.