Many dung beetles
this beetle possesses a metallic body and primarily feeds on plant material
captured by Beth Watson at Laurel Grove Cemetery in Savannah
roll dung into round balls
emerald green
Common Green Charaxes gift card Many dung beetlesCharaxes eupale can be found in the lowland evergreen forests of Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, Zambia, Uganda, Sudan, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, & Malawi. Their green coloring is due to pigmentation, as opposed to the color being produced structurally (scales). This specimen is encased in a 5 x 5 frame.