Hoplia callipyge

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Hoplia callipyge
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Black and white photo of the head and prothorax of a Hoplia callipyge specimen
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Hoplia
Species:
H. callipyge
Binomial name
Hoplia callipyge
LeConte, 1856
Synonyms [1]
  • Hoplia cazieri Boyer, 1940
  • Hoplia convexula LeConte, 1856
  • Hoplia deserticola Boyer, 1940
  • Hoplia humboltensis Boyer, 1940
  • Hoplia irrorata LeConte, 1856
  • Hoplia lecontei Dalla Torre, 1913
  • Hoplia mutata Harold, 1869
  • Hoplia oregona LeConte, 1856
  • Hoplia pubicollis LeConte, 1856
  • Hoplia utahensis Boyer, 1940

Hoplia callipyge is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. [1] [2] [3] It has been recorded in the western United States, in British Columbia in Canada, and in Baja California in Mexico. Adults are about 5.75–10.5 millimetres (0.226–0.413 in) long, 3.4–5 millimetres (0.13–0.20 in) wide, oval, and brown. They are very similar visually to other Hoplia species, especially Hoplia hirta and Hoplia laticollis . [4]

The beetles are active March through May and are noted for feeding on the petals of light-colored roses. However, they will also feed on other flowers and the young leaves and fruit of certain plants. Larvae hatch from white eggs in soil and feed on roots and decaying plants. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Hoplia callipyge Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ↑ "Hoplia callipyge". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ↑ Hardy, Alan R. (1977). A revision of the Hoplia of the Nearctic Realm (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Occasional papers in entomology, no. 23. Sacramento: State of California, Dept. of Food and Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry, Laboratory Services.
  4. ↑ Perry, E.J. "Hoplia Beetle". UC Statewide IPM Program. Retrieved April 28, 2022.

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