Digitonthophagus gazella

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Digitonthophagus gazella male
Digitonthophagus gazella male
Digitonthophagus gazella ventral
Details
Genus
Digitonthophagus
Length
10–13 mm
Colour
Two-toned; darkbrown pronotum, lighter brown elytra
Horns
males have a pair of horns atthe back of the head
Flight time
dusk and dawn
Yearly Activity
spring to autumn
Minor male/female
minor males have smaller horns
Distribution

northern and eastern Australia (up to the VIC border)

Similar Species

Female Onthophagus nigriventris is similar, but has a black underside with no leg markings as above.


Presence in Australia

 

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WARNING: Accuracy of Data: The information contained in this mapping tool, has been compiled from both published historic records of dung beetle distribution and observations from experts associated with the DBEE project. The map shows where the selected introduced dung beetle has been found in Australia at the level of Natural Resource Management (NRM) units. The absence of a dung beetle specie in a particular NRM may reflect a lack of collecting effort rather than true absence of a species and species may not be present across an entire NRM.


DBEE project species sightings

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