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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Fruit and Flower Chafers (Cetoniinae) » Valgini » Valgus » Valgus hemipterus

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Copyright © 2009 Julie Craves

Valgus hemipterus? - Valgus hemipterus -

Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
May 9, 2009
Size: 7 mm

Two of these flower beetles were near a fallen log, this one on Garlic Mustard. It has its head and legs tucked in. I am pretty sure this is V. hemipterus and not one of the other two species.

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Valgus hemipterus? - Valgus hemipterus - male

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Contributed by Julie Craves on 9 May, 2009 - 6:15pm
Last updated 9 May, 2009 - 8:52pm

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