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Species Euphoria fulgida - Emerald Euphoria

Eiuphoria fulgida - Euphoria fulgida - female

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 Cetoniinae (Fruit and Flower Chafers)

Tribe Cetoniini

Genus Euphoria

Species fulgida (Emerald Euphoria)

Other Common Names

"E. fuscocyanea" - Blue Emerald Euphoria

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Euphoria fulgida (Fabricius)

Orig. Comb: Cetonia fulgida Fabricius 1775

Euphoria fuscocyanea Casey 1915 - synonymized by Orozco (2012) (1)

Note: Euphoria limbalis Fall of peninsular Florida, formerly a subspecies, was raised to species status by Orozco (2012) (1)

Explanation of Names

fulgidus - Latin for 'shining' (2)

Size

12-17 mm (1)

Identification

comes in two color forms with some intermediates. (1)

Range

NM-FL-ME-NE / Ont. (1)

NM-TX-OK-CO - for the less common blue-green form ("fuscocyanea") (1)

Habitat

Fields with flowers, woodlands(?). Visits rotting fruit.

Season

mostly: May-July (full season: Mar-Nov) (1)

Food

Adults take nectar and/or pollen. May prefer Plum (Prunus) and Shadbush (Amelanchier) blooms

See Also

Green June Beetle, Cotinis nitida

Print References

Casey, T.L. 1915. A review of the American species of Rutelinae, Dynastinae, and Cetoniinae. Memories of the Coleoptera 6: 1-394.

Works Cited

1.	Monographic revision of the American genus Euphoria Burmeister, 1842 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) Jesus Orozco. 2012. The Coleopterists Society.

2.	Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.

Contributed by Cotinis on 13 August, 2004 - 6:52pm
Additional contributions by Phillip Harpootlian, Mike Quinn, v belov, Chuck Sexton
Last updated 27 April, 2017 - 3:38pm

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