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Emerald Flower Scarab

Trichiotinus lunulatus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 76, February 73, March 83, April 716, May 348, June 47, July 42, August 43, September 51, October 55, November 71, December 69.
United States1,299
Texas1,143
Louisiana43
North Carolina34
Mississippi31
Virginia28
Oklahoma23
Maryland20
Georgia19
Missouri14

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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
GenusBee-like Flower Scarabs · Trichiotinus

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