Chrysina adolphi

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Chrysina adolphi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Chrysina
Species:
C. adolphi
Binomial name
Chrysina adolphi
Chevrolat, 1859

Chrysina adolphi is a species of ruteline scarab beetle from Mexico. They are found in the Sierra Madre del Sur in the Mexican states of Guerrero and Oaxaca. Adults emerge from July to September and they feed on oak leaves. [1]

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References

  1. Monzón-Sierra, J.; Blackaller-Bages, J.F.; Hawks, D.C. (2020). "Description of a new species of Chrysina Kirby (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) from the Sierra Azul, Oaxaca, Mexico, a new synonymy, and notes on Chrysina species found in the Sierra Azul". Insecta Mundi. 0803: 1–7.