Aphodius fimetarius

Farmer Scarab Beetle
Aphodius fimetarius Ardennes, Belgium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Aphodius
Species:	A. fimetarius
Binomial name
Aphodius fimetarius (Linnaeus, 1758) [1]

Aphodius fimetarius, commonly known as the farmer scarab beetle, is a species of scarab beetle native to Europe. ^{[2] [3]}

Etymology

The farmer scarab beetle gets its common name from its scientific name, with fimetarius meaning 'a farmer'.

References

1. Linnaeus C. (1758). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm
2. Fauna Europaea
3. Norman H. Joy, 1932 A Practical Handbook of British Beetles