Geotrupes stercorarius

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Geotrupidae
Genus: Geotrupes
Species: G. stercorarius
Common Name: Dor Beetle

A species of earth-boring dung beetle. Feeding on the droppings of herbivores though this beetle is widely distributed its population is falling in numbers.