Onthophagus orpheus (Panzer, 1794) is a animal in the Scarabaeidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Onthophagus orpheus (Panzer, 1794) (Onthophagus orpheus (Panzer, 1794))
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Onthophagus orpheus (Panzer, 1794)

Onthophagus orpheus (Panzer, 1794)

Onthophagus orpheus is a dung beetle species from the Scarabaeidae family, found mainly in eastern US and southeastern Canada.

Family
Genus
Onthophagus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Onthophagus orpheus (Panzer, 1794)

Onthophagus orpheus (Panzer, 1794) is a species of dung beetle that belongs to the family Scarabaeidae. This species occurs mainly in the eastern United States and southeastern Canada.

Photo: (c) Clarence Holmes, all rights reserved

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Scarabaeidae Onthophagus

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