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Semi-opaque Earth-boring Scarab Beetle

Geotrupes semiopacus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Pennsylvania.January 13, February 16, March 19, April 31, May 47, June 23, July 17, August 16, September 20, October 18, November 13, December 13.
United States818
Pennsylvania245
West Virginia215
New York102
Ohio75
Canada66
Ontario57
Virginia38
New Jersey34
Connecticut14

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Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderBeetles · Coleoptera
FamilyEarth-boring Beetles · Geotrupidae
GenusGeotrupes

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