Onthophagus coenobita explained

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]

Notes and References

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

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