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Woodland Dor Beetle
Woodland Dor Beetle
Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Insecta
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
2-3 yrs
Size
Medium
Diet
Decomposer
Activity
Nocturnal
Social
Solitary
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
Europe
Movement
Walking
Breeding
Egg-laying
Defense
Armor
Status
Common

About

The Woodland Dor Beetle is a chunky, glossy-black scarab beetle with a striking metallic blue-violet sheen on its underside, found across Europe and Asia in woodland and meadow habitats. It buries dung up to 60 cm underground to provision egg chambers, making it one of the most industrious recyclers in the forest floor ecosystem.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    egg
    A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
  2. 2.
    juvenile
    An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
  3. 3.
    subadult
    A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
  4. 4.
    adult
    Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Geotrupidae
Genus
Anoplotrupes
Species
Anoplotrupes stercorosus