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A 3500-year old Egyptian fresco in Luxor features the oldest known illustration of this species
The accompanying photo was captured by Beth Watson at Laurel Grove Cemetery in Savannah
these beetles are part of the Buprestidae family and are often collected for their beautiful exoskeletons
The specimen was encased in a 3 x 4“ frame
native to North America
Elephant Dung Beetle insect A 3500-year old Egyptian frescoHeliocopris 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
