Elephant Dung Beetle gift red and greenish yellow markings

red and greenish yellow markings on the wing covers of both sexes

usually under stones or fallen trees

It is found in New Guinea and surrounding islands

The frame measures 11x13 with the opening being 5x7

Elephant Dung Beetle gift red and greenish yellow markingsHeliocopris dominus (large dung beetles) is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. Forty seven of the fifty two known species are found in Africa, but some are found in southern and southeast Asia. Dung beetles are beetles that feed partly or exclusively on feces. Many dung beetles, known as rollers, roll dung into round balls, which are used as a food source or brooding chambers. Other dung beetles, known as