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Chafer
Phyllotocus sp.
-37.898, 145.311
Field Notes
Description:
An attractive melolonthine beetle about 10 mm long with slightly translucent orange elytra , black abdomen, thorax, head and legs.
Habitat:
Spotted feeding on feverfew flowers in a suburban garden-very sunny day.
Notes:
This genus has about 26 species, most of them are gregarious, feeding and mating on flowers. When cold or rainy they are said to hide under or in the flowers. <br> family SCARABAEIDAE <br> subfamily Melolonthinae
<br> tribe Sericini
Reference Links:
Phyllotocus | Atlas of Living Australia
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJanuary 1, 2022
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