Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Genus Heliocopris | Phylum Arthropoda Family Scarabaeidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Heliocopris antenor, Heliocopris, Heliocopris colossus, Diastellopalpus | ||
Heliocopris hamadryas is a species of beetles belonging to the Scarabaeidae family.
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Description
Heliocopris hamadryas reaches about 39–53 millimetres (1.5–2.1 in) in length. The body is glossy and the coloration varies from dark brown to black. These beetles form balls with dung, into which females lay eggs. Larvae feed and pupate within the dung balls and emerge as adult beetles.
Distribution
This species occurs in Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
References
Heliocopris hamadryas Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA