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Hairy Flower Chafer Beetle

Trichiotinus piger

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Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This fuzzy beetle lumbered on the flower where he was photographed - lumbered around like an old man with bad hips and knees.

Habitat:

Grasslands. Adults eat flowers and leaves, causing little damage. Their larvae damages roots of grasses and cereals.

Species ID Suggestions

Hairy Flower Chafer Beetle

Trichiotinus piger

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