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There are dung-feeding beetles which belong to other families, such as the Geotrupidae (the earth-boring dung beetle). The Scarabaeinae alone comprises more than 5,000 species. [3] The nocturnal African dung beetle Scarabaeus satyrus is one of the few known invertebrate animals that navigate and orient themselves using the Milky Way.
Darkling beetle is the common name for members of the beetle family Tenebrionidae, ... are usually fossorial, heavily sclerotized and nocturnal.
Agonum punctiforme is a North American species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae ... They are nocturnal beetles. [4] They are generally predacious. [7] [8 ...
Due to the large variety of darkling beetle species in the Namib Desert, different beetles from the region have been confused with each other. Such is the case with Onymacris unguicularis and Stenocara gracilipes , which in non-scientific literature have both been called the “fog-basking beetle.”
A scarab beetle grub from Australia. The C-shaped larvae, called grubs, are pale yellow or white. Most adult beetles are nocturnal, although the flower chafers and many leaf chafers are active during the day. The grubs mostly live underground or under debris, so are not exposed to sunlight.
The coconut rhinoceros beetle is nocturnal and flies only during the night. Its main host is the coconut palm, but other palms, especially the economically important African oil palm are also hosts. Attacks are occasionally also reported from various other crops like banana plants or screw palms. [3] [4] [2]
The Prioninae are a subfamily of Cerambycidae (long-horned beetles). They are typically large (25–70 mm) and usually brown or black. The males of a few genera sport large mandibles that are used in fights with other males, similar to stag beetles. These beetles are commonly nocturnal and are attracted to light.
Contrary to its name, it is not worm-like, but a beetle. These beetles are typically the most active at night and spend their day under debris, or in the ground. The larvae are also nocturnal and rarely seen—only coming out when the conditions are right in the months of April through October.