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Coprophilus
Coprophilus (from Greek 'dung-loving') is, with about 30 species, a relatively small genus of staphylinid beetles. They are confined to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. These species occur near herbivore dungs as well as decaying plant matters, hence their generic name.
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Coprophilus striatulus
speciesCoprophilus striatulus
Coprophilus pennifer
speciesCoprophilus pennifer
Coprophilus castoris
speciesCoprophilus castoris
Coprophilus dimidiatipennis
speciesCoprophilus dimidiatipennis
Coprophilus schubertii
speciesCoprophilus schubertii
Coprophilus marginalis
speciesCoprophilus marginalis
Coprophilus reitteri
speciesCoprophilus reitteri
Coprophilus sexualis
speciesCoprophilus sexualis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 174360.