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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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Mottled Scarab - Anomala orientalis
Copyright © 2012 Ashley Bradford

Mottled Scarab - Anomala orientalis
Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
July 30, 2008
Size: ~1.5cm
Could this be just an Oriental Beetle? Looks like their marking are fairly variable, but this one has way more dark than those I'm used to seeing.

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Mottled Scarab - Anomala orientalis Mottled Scarab - Anomala orientalis
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Contributed by Ashley Bradford on 20 February, 2012 - 10:58pm
Last updated 21 February, 2012 - 12:32am

Moved
Moved from Scarab Beetles.
… Brad Barnd, 21 February, 2012 - 12:32am login or register to post comments

Anomala orientalis sounds good, but...
...with the usual caveat that i know squat about these
… v belov, 20 February, 2012 - 11:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Haha
Too big and bold to be of interest? ;-)
… Ashley Bradford, 21 February, 2012 - 12:10am login or register to post comments

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