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A scarab beetle grub from Australia. The C-shaped larvae, called grubs, are pale yellow or white. Most adult beetles are nocturnal, although the flower chafers and many leaf chafers are active during the day. The grubs mostly live underground or under debris, so are not exposed to sunlight.
Phanaeus vindex, also known as a rainbow scarab (like other members in its genus [1]), is a North American species of true dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in eastern and central United States ( Florida and New England to Arizona and Wyoming ) and northern Mexico .
The immature stages of most species are unknown, [1] but where known the larvae live in and feed on rotting wood, while the adult beetles feed on foliage. [5] They are harmless to humans and not regarded as pests. [4] The adult beetles are attracted to light during the night. [1] [5]
Cotinis mutabilis, also known as the figeater beetle (also green fruit beetle or fig beetle), is a member of the scarab beetle family. It belongs to the subfamily Cetoniinae , comprising a group of beetles commonly called flower chafers since many of them feed on pollen, nectar, or petals. [ 1 ]
Adephaga contains about 10 families of largely predatory beetles, includes ground beetles (Carabidae), water beetles and whirligig beetles (Gyrinidae). In these insects, the testes are tubular and the first abdominal sternum (a plate of the exoskeleton ) is divided by the hind coxae (the basal joints of the beetle's legs). [ 49 ]
Flower chafers are a group of scarab beetles comprising the subfamily Cetoniinae. Many species are diurnal and visit flowers for pollen and nectar, or to browse on the petals. Some species also feed on fruit. The group is also called fruit and flower chafers, flower beetles and flower scarabs. There are around 4,000 species, many of them still ...
Tenebrio is the Latin generic name that Carl Linnaeus assigned to some flour beetles in his 10th edition of Systema Naturae 1758–59. [1] The name means "lover of darkness"; [ 2 ] the English language term 'darkling' means "characterised by darkness or obscurity"; [ 3 ] see also English 'tenebrous', figuratively "obscure, gloomy."
Scarabaeus sacer is the most famous of the scarab beetles. [14] To the Ancient Egyptians , S. sacer was a symbol of Khepri , the early morning manifestation of the sun god Ra , from an analogy between the beetle's behaviour of rolling a ball of dung across the ground and Khepri's task of rolling the sun across the sky. [ 15 ]