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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Shining Leaf Chafers (Rutelinae) » Anomalini » Anomala » Oriental Beetle (Anomala orientalis)
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Anomala orientalis beetles in 'carefree delight' rose - Anomala orientalis
Copyright © 2009 Mim Eisenberg

Anomala orientalis beetles in 'carefree delight' rose - Anomala orientalis
Roswell, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
May 29, 2009
Size: black: ~.5"; brown: <.5"
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Contributed by Mim Eisenberg on 29 May, 2009 - 1:17pm
Last updated 29 May, 2009 - 2:27pm

Anomala -- must be color variations of the same species
most species are hard to tell from images, but an expert may tell
… v belov, 29 May, 2009 - 1:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Anomala orientalis
Thanks, but I believe these are two different species (though, given your background and experience, you may very well be right). Someone else suggested that the brown one is Anomala orientalis, and that appears correct.
… Mim Eisenberg, 29 May, 2009 - 1:40pm login or register to post comments

 
1 vs 2 species
my experience with chafers is very limited, they scare me to death [i mean, in terms of taxonomy], so you might as well be right
… v belov, 29 May, 2009 - 2:15pm login or register to post comments

 
Anomala orientalis
I had thought they were different, but in looking at other BugGuide images, it appears the species is in fact extremely variable, so I'm going to go with your suggestion that they are two color varieties of the same species. Of course, I am open to correction on this.
… Mim Eisenberg, 29 May, 2009 - 2:22pm login or register to post comments

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