page_title: Oxysternon conspicillatum
hierarchical_section_title: Oxysternon conspicillatum
caption_attribution_description: English: Description: An Oxysternon conspicillatum, male. The family Scarabaeidae as presently defined consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide. The species in this large family are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family is fairly unstable, with numerous competing theories, and new proposals appearing quite often. Deutsch: Beschreibung: Ein Oxysternon conspicillatum, männlich. Die Blatthornkäfer (Scarabaeidae) sind eine Familie in der Ordnung der Käfer (Coleoptera). Sie kommen weltweit mit ca. 20.000 Arten vor. In Mitteleuropa sind sie mit 40 Gattungen und ca. 200 Arten vertreten. Français&#160;: Oxysternon conspicillatum, un gros scarabée du Pérou. Individu mâle.
context_page_description: Oxysternon conspicillatum is a species of dung beetle. It is widespread and common in both evergreen and deciduous forests of Central America and northern South America, and generally sticks to lowland, dry tropical and bamboo forests. The larvae feed on fungi, decaying organic matter, and other organic materials found in dung balls or carrion.
  Both male and female beetles are hard-shelled with an iridescent blue-green color on their skin. The species exhibits some sexual dimorphism; males have large black horns and spikes on their shells while females' shells are flat. Male O. conspicillatum also tend to be larger than their female counterparts.
  Oxysternon conspicillatum has been studied as a potential source for antimicrobial agents, with the possible use of its host defense peptides in the development of new antibiotics.
context_section_description: Oxysternon conspicillatum is a species of dung beetle. It is widespread and common in both evergreen and deciduous forests of Central America and northern South America, and generally sticks to lowland, dry tropical and bamboo forests. The larvae feed on fungi, decaying organic matter, and other organic materials found in dung balls or carrion.
  Both male and female beetles are hard-shelled with an iridescent blue-green color on their skin. The species exhibits some sexual dimorphism; males have large black horns and spikes on their shells while females' shells are flat. Male O. conspicillatum also tend to be larger than their female counterparts.
  Oxysternon conspicillatum has been studied as a potential source for antimicrobial agents, with the possible use of its host defense peptides in the development of new antibiotics.
caption: A male Oxysternon conspicillatum beetle
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