Trypocopris pyrenaeus is a species of dor beetles.Catalogue of life
Subspecies Trypocopris pyrenaeus cyanicolor Capra, 1930 Trypocopris pyrenaeus splendens Heer, 1841 Trypocopris pyrenaeus pyrenaeus (Charpentier, 1825)
Distribution
This species is present in Andorra, British Islands, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain and Portugal.Fauna europaea
Description Trypocopris pyrenaeus can reach a length of . Scarabeoidea d'Italia These beetles are blackish, with green, blue and violet glare. The elytra are shiny and rather smooth, without any striae. The dark elytra show no infrared reflectance. The pronotum is a little punctured.Dung Beetle Map
Biology Adults can be found from spring to summer. These beetles are coprophagus, occasionally mycophagous. They usually carry to the nest portions of animal droppings, on which the females will deposit the eggs.Animalandia
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