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Shining Leaf Chafer
Paracotalpa sp.
33.0032, -116.913
Field Notes
Description:
Fuzzy beetle with metallic green pronotum, head and scutellum. The elytra are black. The entire body has white hairs with the majority being on the underside and abdomen. The antenna end in in a fanilike shape with three lamellae.
Habitat:
Was underground near a pine tree. I unearthed two of them while digging. This genus is found in the western part of the US, west of the Rocky Mountains.
Reference Links:
Genus Paracotalpa - BugGuide.Net
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMay 19, 2019
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