Geotrupes hornii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Geotrupidae |
Genus: | Geotrupes |
Species: | G. hornii
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Binomial name | |
Geotrupes hornii Blanchard, 1888
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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]