Onthophagus gazella (Fabricius, 1787) Male
Family: Scarabaeidae
Size: 12.2 mm (10 to 13 mm)
Location: Sri Lanka, Bentota Distribution: Tropical and subtropical regions of Africa and Asia;
lntroduced to North and South America and to Australia to combat fly development
Biology: Lives in cattle dung
leg. U.Schmidt, 30.V.1980; det. u.Schmidt, 1990
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2026

Onthophagus gazella  (big)

  Onthophagus gazella  (Flickr)

Onthophagus gazella  (Wikimedia Commons)

Location List Coleoptera Sri Lanka  (Google Drive)

Location List Scarabaeidae Oriental Region  (Google Drive)
 

Onthophagus gazella (Fabricius, 1787) Female
Family: Scarabaeidae
Size: 12.2 mm (10 to 13 mm)
Location: Sri Lanka, Bentota Distribution: Tropical and subtropical regions of Africa and Asia;
lntroduced to North and South America and to Australia to combat fly development
Biology: Lives in cattle dung
leg. U.Schmidt, 30.V.1980; det. u.Schmidt, 1990
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2026

  Onthophagus gazella  (big)

   Onthophagus gazella   (Flickr)

Onthophagus gazella  (Wikimedia Commons)

Location List Coleoptera Sri Lanka  (Google Drive)

Location List Scarabaeidae Oriental Region  (Google Drive)