Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Sponsor
The Coleopterists Society supports BugGuide.

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Shining Leaf Chafers (Rutelinae) » Rutelini » Paracotalpa » Paracotalpa ursina » Paracotalpa ursina rubripennis
Photo#600839
Shining Leaf Chafer? - Paracotalpa ursina
Copyright © 2011 Jim Moore

Shining Leaf Chafer? - Paracotalpa ursina
Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego County, California, USA
Size: 17mm
Perhaps Paracotalpa ursina based on image and comments here: (1).
My thanks for a confirmation!

Images of this individual: tag all
Shining Leaf Chafer? - Paracotalpa ursina Shining Leaf Chafer? - Paracotalpa ursina Shining Leaf Chafer? - Paracotalpa ursina
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Jim Moore on 12 December, 2011 - 1:25pm
Last updated 6 April, 2023 - 12:35am

Beautiful specimens
The ones I've seen up here in Fresno, although beautiful, don't compare.
… Jonathan W. Quist, 17 November, 2012 - 5:30pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Paracotalpa.
… Jim Moore, 27 August, 2012 - 12:53am login or register to post comments

As usual...enjoyed your lovely, clear, images
But when I first saw this post I thought...this must be P. granicollis!   I figured your usual Westwood, CA, stomping grounds are within the range of that species, rather than the similar looking subspecies rubripennis of P. ursina, which occurs way down in southern California.

Then I actually read the location info in your post :-)

So, I'd guess you're right. You can check out the key and discussion in Saylor's 1940 treatment for more affirmation here.
… Aaron Schusteff, 25 August, 2012 - 4:43pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Aaron!
I did check out the key, and would agree that this specimen would be subspecies rubripennis of P. ursina. Hopefully someday I will find P. granicollis up here in this neck of the woods!
… Jim Moore, 27 August, 2012 - 12:50am login or register to post comments

*
This beetle was collected sometime around 1969-1970 from within the costal sage habitat of the area. It has always been a favorite in my older collection.
… Jim Moore, 12 December, 2011 - 1:26pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact