Geotrupes hornii
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| Geotrupes hornii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Geotrupidae |
| Genus: | Geotrupes |
| Species: | G. hornii |
| Binomial name | |
| Geotrupes hornii Blanchard, 1888 | |
Geotrupes hornii, or Horn's earth boring beetle, is a species of earth-boring scarab beetle in the family Geotrupidae.[1][2] It is found in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada,[3] most commonly between the months of June and September, peaking in August.[3]