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Large Sand Scarab

Pericoptus truncatus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New Zealand.January 31, February 16, March 30, April 32, May 10, June 14, July 11, August 15, September 35, October 37, November 63, December 48.
New Zealand342
Canterbury Region103
Manawatu-Wanganui Region45
Auckland Region32
Northland Region28
Wellington Region25
Taranaki Region22
Otago Region20
Tasman Region19
Waikato Region14

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

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
FamilyScarabs · Scarabaeidae
GenusPericoptus

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