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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Fruit and Flower Chafers (Cetoniinae) » Cetoniini » Euphoria » Bumble Flower Beetle (Euphoria inda)
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bumblebee scarab beetle in Wisconsin? - Euphoria inda
Copyright © 2013 Frank Hassler

bumblebee scarab beetle in Wisconsin? - Euphoria inda
rural Dodgeville, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
May 1, 2013
Size: ~1.5cm
Found several of these flying around together in a small dry prairie remnant. Flight pattern and sound were VERY similar to that of a bumblebee. I figure they are Family Glaphyridae, but none of the photos in BugGuide quite seem to match these individuals.

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bumblebee scarab beetle in Wisconsin? - Euphoria inda bumblebee scarab beetle in Wisconsin? - Euphoria inda
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Contributed by Frank Hassler on 3 May, 2013 - 10:42am

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… Eric R. Eaton, 3 May, 2013 - 10:56am login or register to post comments

Euphoria inda
widespread and very common; nowhere near 1.5cm, though (pls keep in mind that size data only help if measured in mm, otherwise the field is better left blank; estimates are useless for identification purposes, and more often mislead than help)
Glaphyridae are not known to occur in your area; in North America, that family seems to be restricted to the coastal states (on both seaboards)
… v belov, 3 May, 2013 - 10:49am login or register to post comments

 
1.5 cm is reasonable for this species
it's one of the larger Euphoria.
… Blaine Mathison, 3 May, 2013 - 10:56am login or register to post comments

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