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Rainbow Scarab
Phanaeus vindex
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Phanaeus igneus
Phanaeus difformis
Common Green June BeetleCotinis nitida
Phanaeus amithaon
Japanese BeetlePopillia japonica
Splendid Earth-boring BeetleGeotrupes splendidus
Emerald EuphoriaEuphoria fulgida
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 5,926 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,111 |
| North Carolina | 358 |
| Oklahoma | 313 |
| Georgia | 308 |
| South Carolina | 265 |
| Virginia | 251 |
| Maryland | 192 |
| Colorado | 169 |
| Alabama | 142 |
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
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Beetles · Coleoptera |
| Family | Scarabs · Scarabaeidae |
| Genus | Burrowing Dung Beetles · Phanaeus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Rainbow Scarab with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.