Elephant Dung Beetle Butterfly or caterpillars

or caterpillars

This specimen is encased in a 4"x7" frame

Onthophagus is a genus of dung beetles in the Onthophagini tribe of the wider scarab beetle family

The name of the species is given in honor of Zalmoxis – a divinity of the Getae (a people of the lower Danube)

and sometimes even red

Elephant Dung Beetle Butterfly or caterpillarsThe Heliocopris bucephalus, also known as the Elephant dung beetle, can be found in various countries including India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Malay Peninsula, Java, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Dung beetles are a type of beetle that primarily consumes feces. Some dung beetles are "rollers" that form fecal matter into spherical balls for sustenance or shelter. Other types, known as "tunnelers," bury dung wherever they find it, while "dwellers"