Onthophagus vacca

Images
Onth Vacca male
Onth Vacca female
Details
Genus
Onthophagus
Length
7–13 mm
Colour
metallic green/bronze head and pronotum, orange wing covers with speckling
Horns
male has a single horn at back of head and indentation at front of pronotum; female has two small horns on head and a projection at front of pronotum
Flight time
day
Yearly Activity
late winter to midsummer
Distribution

not yet established

Similar Species

Unlikely to be confused with any other introduced species

Recently introduced strain (Morrocan)


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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