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Species Paracotalpa granicollis

Classification · Explanation of Names · Range · Food · Print References
Utah version - Paracotalpa granicollis Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Paracotalpa ? - Paracotalpa granicollis Green Head Beetle - Paracotalpa granicollis Green Head Beetle - Paracotalpa granicollis Paracotalpa granicollis Hairy beetle - Paracotalpa granicollis Intermountain Little Bear - Paracotalpa granicollis Paracotalpa granicollis (Haldeman) - Paracotalpa granicollis
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 Rutelini
Genus Paracotalpa
Species granicollis (Paracotalpa granicollis)
Explanation of Names
Paracotalpa granicollis (Haldeman 1852)
Range
Primarily found in Great Basin and Colorado Plateaus regions; east of Sierra Nevada / Cascades from Washington, Oregon and California eastward to se. Idaho, w. Colorado and nw. New Mexico. Likely also in sw. Wyoming (should be looked for in Flaming Gorge area).
Food
Juniperus is likely an adult food plant
Print References
Kaufman & Jameson (2009)
Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 14 November, 2006 - 9:53am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, David Ferguson, v belov
Last updated 5 July, 2021 - 2:14am

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