Cyclocephala pasadenae
Appearance
Cyclocephala pasadenae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Genus: | Cyclocephala |
Species: | C. pasadenae
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Binomial name | |
Cyclocephala pasadenae (Casey, 1915)
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Cyclocephala pasadenae, also known as the Pasadena masked chafer, is a species of rhinoceros beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.[1][2][3] Native to southwestern North America, they and their cousins Cyclocephala hirta are locally abundant in the Los Angeles basin.[4] These are tan or auburn colored beetles, about 13 mm long, with some patterning on their wing covers.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Cyclocephala pasadenae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "Cyclocephala pasadenae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "Cyclocephala pasadenae species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ a b Hogue, Charles L.; Hogue, James N. (2015). Insects of the Los Angeles Basin (3rd ed.). Los Angeles: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. ISBN 978-0938644-44-6. LCCN 93084264. OCLC 910654655.
Further reading
[edit]- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.