Cedar Beetle vs Vacca Dung Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Cedar Beetle Vacca Dung Beetle
Scientific Name Sandalus niger Onthophagus vacca
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Rhipiceridae Scarabaeidae
Size 15-24 mm 6-12 mm
Habitat Woodlands Grasslands
Diet Parasitoids Dung Feeders
Regions North America Europe, Western Asia
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Cedar Beetle

A parasitoid beetle whose larvae feed on cicada nymphs underground.

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Did You Know?

Adults have no functional mouthparts and live only long enough to mate.

Vacca Dung Beetle

A small coppery-green to bronze tunneler with a broad head and short horns in males. It is a common pasture dung beetle across Europe. The metallic sheen distinguishes it from many congeners.

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Did You Know?

Males with longer horns guard tunnel entrances while hornless males sneak through side tunnels to mate.