Aphodius pumiliio
I stepped out of the passenger's side on my friend's car and happened
to glance down at the ground and spy a tiny winged beetle - just drawing
in its wings. It was this attractive dung beetle. Someone on Bugguide at
first thought this was Aphodius rectus but someone later identified
it as Aphodius pumilio. © Carol Davis, 3-16-2011
The wind was blowing quite hard on this day so maybe the beetle just happened to be blown into my yard.
I got off two pictures (I always try to carry my camera with me) before it scampered into
a crack in the driveway. © Carol Davis, 3-16-2011
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