Aphodius fimetarius, commonly known as the farmer scarab beetle, is a species of scarab beetle found in the Palaearctic Region (including Europe)Fauna EuropaeaNorman H. Joy, 1932 A Practical Handbook of British Beetles, the northern part of the Oriental Region, as well as in North America and Australia.
Description Adults reach a length of about . They have a black body, with the elytra and anterior angles of the pronotum red.
Life history Specimens have been found in horse and cow dung.
Etymology The farmer scarab beetle gets its common name from its scientific name, with fimetarius meaning 'a farmer'.
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