Onthophagus coenobita

Onthophagus coenobita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Scarabaeinae
Genus:	Onthophagus
Species:	O. coenobita
Binomial name
	Onthophagus coenobita; (Herbst, 1783)

Onthophagus coenobita is a species of dung beetle in the genus Onthophagus.

It typically feeds on dung, but also carrion and decaying fungi.[1] It mainly feeds on human dung, but also dog, cattle, horse, goat, sheep and pig dung.[2]

References

"Onthophagus coenobita (Herbst, 1783)". Watford Coleoptera Group. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
Zagler, Viktoria (2009). Dung scent profiles or single scent compounds: What do dung beetles use to detect their food? (PDF) (Thesis). Universität Wien. p. 27. Retrieved 14 June 2014.

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[1] "Onthophagus coenobita (Herbst, 1783)". Watford Coleoptera Group. Retrieved 14 June 2014.

[2] Zagler, Viktoria (2009). Dung scent profiles or single scent compounds: What do dung beetles use to detect their food? (PDF) (Thesis). Universität Wien. p. 27. Retrieved 14 June 2014.