Phanaeus difformis LeConte, 1847 is a animal in the Scarabaeidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Phanaeus difformis LeConte, 1847
Phanaeus difformis is a true dung beetle native to the south-central US and far northern Mexico that may hybridize with the more common P. vindex.
Phanaeus difformis is a species of true dung beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae. It is native to the south-central United States and the adjacent far northern region of Mexico. This species may hybridize with P. vindex, a related species that is generally more common.
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Aegialia arenaria (Fabricius, 1787)
Scarabaeus sacer Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysina lecontei (Horn, 1882)
Anoplognathus porosus (Dalman, 1817)
Exomala orientalis (Waterhouse, 1875)
Polyphylla variolosa (Hentz, 1830)
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