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Trypocopris pyrenaeus

Trypocopris pyrenaeus

(Charpentier, 1825)

Family: Geotrupidae
Order: Coleoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Trypocopris pyrenaeus is a species of dor beetles.

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.

 Trypocopris pyrenaeus can reach a length of . 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.

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.

Source: Wikipedia, article Trypocopris pyrenaeus. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
163652822/07/2022SpainLa CoruñaPuentedeume, Fragas del EumeFrancisco Javier Martín Pérez
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Trypocopris pyrenaeus – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.