Cicatricosus Scarab vs Dune Rove Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Cicatricosus Scarab Dune Rove Beetle
Scientific Name Scarabaeus cicatricosus Bledius furcatus
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Scarabaeidae Staphylinidae
Size 18-25 mm 3-5 mm
Habitat Farmland Deserts & Drylands
Diet Dung Feeders Seed Feeders
Regions Iberian Peninsula, North Africa Europe, Mediterranean coast
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Cicatricosus Scarab

A medium-sized dark roller with a rough, pitted exoskeleton that gives it a scarred appearance. It inhabits coastal sandy areas and constructs dung balls from rabbit and livestock dung. Active primarily at dusk.

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Did You Know?

The rough texture of its exoskeleton helps it grip sand as it rolls dung balls across dune habitats.

Dune Rove Beetle

A small, burrowing oxytelline rove beetle specialized for life in coastal sand dunes. Males have distinctive forked projections on the head used in competition for burrow sites.

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Did You Know?

This beetle creates vertical burrows up to 10 cm deep in sand, which it maintains open even as shifting sands constantly threaten to fill them.