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Dark Hoplia (Hoplia trivialis)
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Copyright © 2009
Jerry Armstrong
Beetle 03.23.2009 045 -
Hoplia trivialis
Moccasin Lake, Winston, Douglas County, Georgia, USA
March 23, 2009
Size: about 8 mm
Found several of these on new green shrubs growing around lake. Unsure what they are, any help with ID would be appreciated.
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Contributed by
Jerry Armstrong
on 23 March, 2009 - 11:55pm
Last updated 24 March, 2009 - 1:45am
Moved
Moved from
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Jerry Armstrong
, 24 March, 2009 - 1:45am
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Hoplia (BG's H. trivialis looks good)
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v belov
, 24 March, 2009 - 1:05am
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Thank you
Looks like your dead on. Thanks again for such a fast ID.
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Jerry Armstrong
, 24 March, 2009 - 1:45am
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i'm on, but not too dead: FL checklist
http://www.fsca-dpi.org/Coleoptera/Mike/scarab.htm
mentions no
H. trivialis
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v belov
, 24 March, 2009 - 1:47am
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Correct ID
Not uncommon in the spring in GA & SC. There are several species one would think should also occur in Florida, but haven't been see yet, e.g. Popilia japonica - now thats odd. A real pest in SC.
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Phillip Harpootlian
, 24 March, 2009 - 7:23am
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good to know --
...and quite unexpected, too! thanks, Phil, for enlightening us
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v belov
, 24 March, 2009 - 9:14am
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