a species of jewel beetle native to Southeast Asia
The species can be found from Japan down to Australia and west to India
though the iridescent parts of the wings do not have pigment
They can range from the Southwestern edge of the US to as far south as Northern Mexico
It is considered one of the most impressive and appealing-looking lepidopterans
Elephant Dung Beetle moth a species of jewel beetleHeliocopris 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