Elephant Dung Beetle insect Their coloring can range from

Their coloring can range from green to gold to brown

The specimen was encased in a 3 x 4“ frame

native to North America

these beetles are part of the Buprestidae family and are often collected for their beautiful exoskeletons

Elephant Dung Beetle insect Their coloring can range fromHeliocopris bucephalus, commonly known as the Elephant dung beetle, is a species of dung beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Malay Peninsula, Java, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. 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 tunnelers, bury the dung wherever they find