Mimopeus opaculus

Mimopeus opaculus

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Mimopeus opaculus
Photo: Steve Kerr, CC BY

Mimopeus opaculus is a medium-sized beetle that is dull grey in color. It is commonly found on mammal-free islets and in refuges.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

The beetle is medium-sized and uniformly dull grey.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

It measures as a medium-sized scarabinoid beetle.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It lives on islands without mammals and in refuge areas.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Mimopeus opaculus photo 2
Photo: Steve Kerr, CC BY
Mimopeus opaculus photo 3
Photo: Uwe Schneehagen, CC BY-SA
Mimopeus opaculus photo 4
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Mimopeus opaculus photo 5
Photo: John Barkla, CC BY

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimopeus_opaculus

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