A dead Copris fricator (possibly killed by a pathogenic fungus) in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/25/2014).
Copris fricator in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved
Copris fricator in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved
A Copris fricator in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/8/2019). Determined by Phillip Harpootlian/BugGuide.
Copris fricator in Washington Co., Maryland (4/14/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Copris fricator in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved.
Copris fricator in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/10/2003).
A Copris fricator in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/3/2019). Determined by Alex Harman/BugGuide.
Copris fricator in Howard Co., Maryland (5/16/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Copris fricator in Howard Co., Maryland (5/16/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Copris fricator in Washington Co., Maryland (4/28/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Copris fricator in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/2/2025). (c) kbarylski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Copris fricator in Washington Co., Maryland (4/28/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A male Copris fricator collected in Morgan Co., West Virginia (6/2/1989).
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A female Copris fricator collected in Morgan Co., West Virginia (5/29/1989).
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A dead Copris fricator (possibly killed by a pathogenic fungus) in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/25/2014).
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Copris fricator in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved
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Copris fricator in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved
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A Copris fricator in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/8/2019). Determined by Phillip Harpootlian/BugGuide.
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Copris fricator in Washington Co., Maryland (4/14/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Copris fricator in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved.
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Copris fricator in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/10/2003).
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A Copris fricator in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/3/2019). Determined by Alex Harman/BugGuide.
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Copris fricator in Howard Co., Maryland (5/16/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Copris fricator in Howard Co., Maryland (5/16/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Copris fricator in Washington Co., Maryland (4/28/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Copris fricator in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/2/2025). (c) kbarylski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Copris fricator in Washington Co., Maryland (4/28/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A male Copris fricator collected in Morgan Co., West Virginia (6/2/1989).
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A female Copris fricator collected in Morgan Co., West Virginia (5/29/1989).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Copris fricator | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Copris |
| Species: | C. fricator
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| Binomial name | |
| Copris fricator (Fabricius, 1787)
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| Synonyms | |
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Copris fricator is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.[1][2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Copris fricator Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Copris fricator Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ Moctezuma V, Sánchez-Huerta JL, Halffter G (2017). "Two new species of the Phanaeus endymion species group (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae)". ZooKeys 702: 113-135.
Further reading
[edit]- Arnett, R.H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
- Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
- Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.
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