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Phyllotocus sp.
An attractive melolonthine beetle about 10 mm long with slightly translucent orange elytra , black abdomen, thorax, head and legs.
Spotted feeding on feverfew flowers in a suburban garden-very sunny day.
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.
family SCARABAEIDAE
subfamily Melolonthinae
tribe Sericini
Spotted on Dec 13, 2021
Submitted on Jan 1, 2022
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