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French Flower Chafer

Trichius gallicus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 80, February 59, March 93, April 146, May 210, June 229, July 245, August 211, September 155, October 116, November 63, December 49.
United States1,657
Alaska1,657
France1,232
Germany753
Spain231
Italy218
Occitanie189
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes178
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur159
Denmark148

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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 Beetles · Trichius

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