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European Rose Chafer

Cetonia aurata

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 1,598, February 1,180, March 1,849, April 2,910, May 4,195, June 4,575, July 4,895, August 4,210, September 3,091, October 2,307, November 1,261, December 985.
United States33,056
Alaska33,056
Russia6,834
Germany6,662
France5,118
Austria3,373
Ukraine2,292
United Kingdom2,144
England2,109
Italy1,850

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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
FamilyScarabs · Scarabaeidae
GenusCetonia

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