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πŸͺ² Beetles

Moon-Horned Dung Beetle

Oxysternon festivum

About

A large, dark metallic green or black tunneler with a distinctive crescent-shaped pronotal horn in males. The underside often shows bright metallic green. It is an important decomposer in Neotropical forests.

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Did You Know?

The crescent-shaped horn resembles a lunar crescent, which inspired its common name.