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Protaetia opaca

Scarabaeidae

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Field Notes

Description:

A black beetle, large about 25mm.

Habitat:

Spotted near a mountain river in a pine forest area at Montral - Catalunya, also found across Occidental mediterranean Europe and North Africa.

Notes:

Protaetia is a genus of beetles of the Scarabeidae family.
Reino: Animalia
Filo: Arthropoda
Clase: Insecta
Orden: Coleoptera
Familia: Scarabaeidae
Subfamilia: Cetoniinae
Tribu: Cetoniini
Género: Protaetia
Especie: P. opaca

Reference Links:

Protaetia opaca - Overview, Protaetia opaca, Scarabeoidea d'Italia

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