Canthon pilularius

Canthon pilularius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Canthon
Species:	C. pilularius
Binomial name
Canthon pilularius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms [1]
Canthon viridescens Horn, 1870 Coprobius obtusidens Ziegler, 1844 Scarabaeus hudsonias Forster, 1771 Scarabaeus laevis Drury, 1773 Scarabaeus volvens Fabricius, 1792

Canthon pilularius, the common tumblebug, is a species in the beetle family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Oceania and North America. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Gallery

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  Common tumblebug, Canthon pilularius
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  Canthon pilularius in horse dung

References

1. "Canthon pilularius Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
2. "Canthon pilularius". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
3. "Canthon pilularius species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

Further reading

• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-90-04-30914-2.

External links

• Media related to Canthon pilularius at Wikimedia Commons