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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Shining Leaf Chafers (Rutelinae) » Rutelini » Chrysina » Glorious Scarab (Chrysina gloriosa)
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Green Scarab - Chrysina gloriosa
Copyright © 2009 Richard H. Glassford II

Green Scarab - Chrysina gloriosa
Box Canyon Santa Rita Mtns, Pima County, Arizona, USA
August 1, 1991
Years ago I traded for this interesting green scarab. I have never seen one quite like this in the field. From what I gather it was collected in a light trap.

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Contributed by Richard H. Glassford II on 2 December, 2009 - 8:00pm
Last updated 22 December, 2013 - 9:18am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Blaine Mathison, 2 December, 2009 - 8:06pm login or register to post comments

Chrysina gloriosa
Nothing else like it in the US. One of four spp of Chrysina north of Mexico and one of three in AZ.
… Blaine Mathison, 2 December, 2009 - 8:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Wow, that was fast. Thanks f
Wow, that was fast. Thanks for the identification. Do you know of any specific internet sites that might help shed some light on this species biology?
… Richard H. Glassford II, 2 December, 2009 - 8:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Not much...
is known about their biology. Larva believed to feed in rotting wood or are root-feeders. Adults are not uncommon at blacklight in the oak-juniper forests in southern AZ to southern TX. Adults of C. gloriosa rest on juniper, where their silver stripes make great camoflauge.
… Blaine Mathison, 2 December, 2009 - 8:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Blaine... I need to vi
Thanks Blaine... I need to visit the area and this next year.
… Richard H. Glassford II, 2 December, 2009 - 8:14pm login or register to post comments

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