dor beetle (family Geotrupidae)
Refers to beetles of the family Geotrupidae, commonly known as dor beetles or earth-boring dung beetles.
Dor beetles eat animal dung.
Geotrupes laevistriatus (species of dor beetle)
Specifically the species Geotrupes laevistriatus, a common dor beetle in Japan.
This species of dor beetle is commonly seen in Japan.
The word is usually written in kana; the katakana spelling is common for animal names.
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly found in specialized contexts; the word is usually written in kana.
The name センチコガネ is derived from 雪隠 (せんち, 'toilet') and 金亀子 (こがね, 'scarab beetle'), referring to its association with dung. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.