Elephant Dung Beetle (male) atl pick up only Their green coloring is due

Their green coloring is due to pigmentation

They can range from the Southwestern edge of the US to as far south as Ecuador

This specimen is encased in a 5x7 glassed front and back frame

The name of the species is given in honor of Zalmoxis – a divinity of the Getae (a people of the lower Danube)

Elephant Dung Beetle (male) atl pick up only Their green coloring is dueHeliocopris dominus (large dung beetles) is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. Forty seven of the fifty two known species are found in Africa, but some are found in southern and southeast Asia. Dung beetles are beetles that feed partly or exclusively on feces. Many dung beetles, known as rollers, roll dung into round balls, which are used as a food source or brooding chambers. Other dung beetles, known as