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Species Strigoderma arbicola - Sand Chafer

Black beetle on a flower - Strigoderma arbicola 906W06 - Strigoderma arbicola Tan Scarab - Strigoderma arbicola Exomala orientalis? - Strigoderma arbicola  Scarabaeidae, Sand Chafer - Strigoderma arbicola Strigoderma arbicola? - Strigoderma arbicola Strigoderma arbicola sand Chafer beetle - Strigoderma arbicola
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
Superfamily Scarabaeoidea
Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)
Subfamily Rutelinae (Shining Leaf Chafers)
Tribe Anomalini
Genus Strigoderma
Species arbicola (Sand Chafer)
Other Common Names
Spring Rose Beetle, False Japanese Beetle, Rose Chafer
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
S. arboricola - misspelling(1)
Explanation of Names
Strigoderma arbicola Fabricius 1792
Size
8.2‒12.5 mm(2)
Identification
Distinctly striate elytra, punctate pronotum; extensive setae over much of the body(2)
Typically reddish; occasionally black
Range
e.NA (QC‒GA‒AL to ON‒SD‒CO‒TX)(3)
Habitat
Prefers open over wooded areas, frequents wide variety of flowers(2)
Season
Jun‒Jul in NE(2)
Remarks
Adults locally abundant; comes to lights(2)
Works Cited
1.Scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of South Carolina
Phillip J. Harpootlian. 2001. Clemson University Public Service.
2.The Scarabaeoid Beetles of Nebraska
Brett C. Ratcliffe & M.J. Paulsen. 2008. University of Nebraska State Museum, Vol 22, 570 pp.
3.A review of North and Central American Strigoderma
Bader A.M. 1992. Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 118: 269‒355.