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Saphirinus Dung Beetle

Coprophanaeus saphirinus

About

A stunning metallic sapphire-blue tunneling dung beetle with brilliant iridescence. Males have a prominent horn. It is one of the most beautifully colored dung beetles in the Neotropics and an important decomposer.

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Did You Know?

The sapphire-blue metallic sheen is so intense that museum specimens retain their color for over a century.