Coprophanaeus pluto: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Scarabaeidae
- Genus
- Coprophanaeus
- Species
- Coprophanaeus pluto
- Scientific Name
- Coprophanaeus pluto
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Coprophanaeus pluto
Coprophanaeus pluto is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Guatemala, Mexico and southernmost Texas (records from southernmost Arizona are doubtful); it is the only species of Coprophanaeus in the United States. This black beetle feeds on carrion and typically is 1.8–2.8 cm (0.7–1.1 in) long.
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Coprophanaeus acrisius
- Coprophanaeus bellicosus
- Coprophanaeus bonariensis
- Coprophanaeus boucardi
- Coprophanaeus conocephalus
- Coprophanaeus corythus
- Coprophanaeus cyanescens
- Coprophanaeus dardanus
- Coprophanaeus ensifer
- Coprophanaeus gamezi
- Coprophanaeus gilli
- Coprophanaeus horus
- Coprophanaeus ignecinctus
- Coprophanaeus jasius
- Coprophanaeus kohlmanni
- Coprophanaeus lancifer
- Coprophanaeus magnoi
- Coprophanaeus milon
- Coprophanaeus morenoi
- Coprophanaeus ohausi
- Coprophanaeus pertyi
- Coprophanaeus pluto
- Coprophanaeus rigoutorum
- Coprophanaeus saphirinus
- Coprophanaeus spitzi
- Coprophanaeus telamon
- Coprophanaeus terrali
- Coprophanaeus thalassinus































