This is a Geotrupes stercorarius while it is starting to fly. It has just opened the wings. It is a species of earth-boring dung beetle. The beetle is up to 2.5 cm (1 in) long. The whole beetle is weakly lustrous and darkly colored, sometimes with a bluish sheen. The beetle is coprophagous, feeding on the droppings of herbivorous animals, and thus is found wherever cattle are kept.