Canthon viridis
Palisot de Beauvois, 1805
Canthon viridis is a of in the . It belongs to the Canthon, commonly known as for their of rolling into balls. The species is to North America and has been documented across a broad geographic range including the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Like other members of its genus, it is associated with dung decomposition and in terrestrial .
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Canthon viridis: /ˈkænθɒn ˈvɪrɪdɪs/
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Distribution
Nearctic region: Canada (Ontario), United States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin). Neotropical region: Mexico (Nuevo León, Tamaulipas), Central America. Additional records from Colombia (Bolívar, Turbaco).
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
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