Green Dock Beetle vs Sordid Dung Beetle
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Green Dock Beetle | Sordid Dung Beetle |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Gastrophysa viridula | Aphodius sordidus |
| Order | Coleoptera | Coleoptera |
| Family | Chrysomelidae | Scarabaeidae |
| Size | 4-6 mm | 4-7 mm |
| Habitat | Grasslands | Farmland |
| Diet | Herbivores | Dung Feeders |
| Regions | Europe | Cosmopolitan |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Green Dock Beetle
A small, brilliant metallic green beetle that feeds on dock and sorrel plants. Gravid females have enormously swollen abdomens.
Did You Know?
A female's abdomen can swell to several times its normal size when full of eggs, dwarfing the rest of her body.
Sordid Dung Beetle
A small, dark brown to black dweller dung beetle with yellowish-brown elytral margins. It is a cosmopolitan species found in agricultural habitats worldwide. Adults and larvae both feed within dung pats.
Did You Know?
This species has hitchhiked with livestock trade across every continent except Antarctica.