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Onthophagus taurus (Schreber, 1759) Male
Family: Scarabaeidae
Size: 10.0 mm (6.0 to 11.5 mm)
Distribution: Southern Europe and Central Europe, North Africa, Western and Central Asia; introduced into North America, settled in Australia
Biology: Development in dung
Location: France, Corsica, Asco valley, 1000 m
leg.det. U.Schmidt, 2.VI.1973
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2024

Onthophagus taurus  (big)

 Onthophagus taurus  (Flickr)

 Onthophagus taurus  (Wikimedia Commons)

Location List Coleoptera France  (Google Drive)

Location List Coleoptera Corsica  Google Drive)

Location List Scarabaeidae Palaearctic Region  (Google Drive)
 

Onthophagus taurus (Schreber, 1759) Male (lateral view)
Family: Scarabaeidae
Size: 10.0 mm (6.0 to 11.5 mm)
Distribution: Southern Europe and Central Europe, North Africa, Western and Central Asia; introduced into North America, settled in Australia
Biology: Development in dung
Location: France, Corsica, Asco valley, 1000 m
leg.det. U.Schmidt, 2.VI.1973
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2024

 Onthophagus taurus (big)

 Onthophagus taurus  (Flickr)

 Onthophagus taurus  (Wikimedia Commons)

Location List Coleoptera France  (Google Drive)

Location List Coleoptera Corsica  Google Drive)

Location List Scarabaeidae Palaearctic Region  (Google Drive)