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Light Tan Beetle with Dark Head - Cyclocephala
Copyright © 2018 Su Lyn Rogers

Light Tan Beetle with Dark Head - Cyclocephala
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA
June 28, 2018
Size: Approx. 1/2"
Attracted to my porch light. Dog loves to eat them. (Prefers them to Japanese Beetles, although he likes them, too -- but I digress.)

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Contributed by Su Lyn Rogers on 2 July, 2018 - 12:38pm
Last updated 30 March, 2019 - 7:03pm

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Hisserdude, 30 March, 2019 - 7:03pm

Cyclocephala sp.
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… Blaine Mathison, 2 July, 2018 - 1:12pm

 
C. lurida?
I wonder if this could be Cyclocephala lurida (Southern Masked Chafer)?
… Su Lyn Rogers, 13 July, 2018 - 2:55pm

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