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Southern masked chafer

Cyclocephala lurida

Photo by KarenL
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

<1 cm long beetle

Habitat:

Semi rural

Species ID Suggestions

European chafer

Rhizotrogus majalis

Southern Masked Chafer

Cyclocephala lurida

Comments (3)

You're right Karen, good call. But Cindy appears to have the right one
Thanks for the suggestion Lucky. I'm not sure that it is a match as the head on this appears to be smaller & a darker color than the images I can see on bugguide of the European chafer.

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