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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
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I want this to be A. orentalis - Anomala
Copyright © 2012 James E. Garrison

I want this to be A. orentalis - Anomala
Middleburg, Clay County, Florida, USA
June 3, 2012
Size: 8.2 mm
I have tried keying this with Potts revision but not doing so well...I know it is a strech for it to be an A. orientalis but I believe they are moving South faster than expected.

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I want this to be A. orentalis - Anomala I want this to be A. orentalis - Anomala
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Contributed by James E. Garrison on 5 June, 2012 - 8:00pm

NSRs...
people always want the specimen to be the spreading introduced species when it's a first...but then after a few years when it's displaced your local fauna, you will curse it...LOL

I agree with Brad's comments below but the gestalt doesn't grab me for orientalis. Harpootlian's key may not include Florida endemics (can't think of any off hand, but his key is a good place to start...).
… Blaine Mathison, 5 June, 2012 - 8:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Gestalt...
Is this the word of the day.....

Gestalt: a structure, arrangement, or pattern of physical, biological, or psychological phenomena so integrated as to constitute a functional unit with properties not derivable by summation of its parts
… James E. Garrison, 6 June, 2012 - 8:55am login or register to post comments

 
Words!
Two Dollar, Fifty cent!
… Bruce Getty, 7 June, 2012 - 9:11pm login or register to post comments

Anomala sp.
Moved from Beetles. Have you tried using Philip's key: (1) .. these guys can be confusing due to variability in color patterns.
… Brad Barnd, 5 June, 2012 - 8:23pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… James E. Garrison, 5 June, 2012 - 8:02pm login or register to post comments

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