Aphotaenius carolinus is a species of aphodiine dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the United States (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee).
Description Adults reach a length of about .
Life history They have been collected from deer, sheep, dog, pack rat and cow dung, and is sometimes also found in leaf litter.
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