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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles (Scarabaeoidea) » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Dung Beetles (Scarabaeinae) » Rainbow Scarabs (Phanaeus) » Rainbow Scarab (Phanaeus vindex)

Species Phanaeus vindex - Rainbow Scarab

Classification · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Life Cycle · Remarks · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Major Male - Phanaeus vindex - male One of my favorites - Phanaeus vindex - male Grubs - Phanaeus vindex Scarab - Phanaeus vindex Rainbow Scarab - Phanaeus vindex - female Rainbow Beetle? - Phanaeus vindex Rainbow Scarab Beetle - Phanaeus vindex - male Rainbow Scarab Beetle - Phanaeus vindex - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles)
Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)
Subfamily Scarabaeinae (Dung Beetles)
Genus Phanaeus (Rainbow Scarabs)
Species vindex (Rainbow Scarab)
Size
11-22 mm
Identification
Pronotum coppery red, elytra green. Pronotum of "major" male has sharp posterior angles.
Range
Mexico; USA: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming
Habitat
Varied
Season
March-November in South Carolina
Life Cycle
A dung beetle.
Remarks
The most widespread Phanaeus in the US.
See Also
Phanaeus difformis
Print References
Harpootlian, pp. 19-20 (1)
Borror and White, plate 7 #3 (2)
Papp, p. 182, fig. 626 (3)
Internet References
TAMU--nice photo of male and female
Works Cited
1.Scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of South Carolina
By Phillip J. Harpootlian
2.A Field Guide to Insects
By Richard E. White, Donald J. Borror, Roger Tory Peterson
3.Introduction to North American Beetles
By Charles S. Papp
Contributed by Cotinis on 2 August, 2004 - 9:04pm
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason, Phillip Harpootlian
Last updated 13 September, 2008 - 9:19pm

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