Paracotalpa ursina | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Genus: | Paracotalpa |
Species: | P. ursina |
Binomial name | |
Paracotalpa ursina (Horn, 1867) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Paracotalpa ursina, also known as the little-bear scarab beetle or simply little bear, is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in the western United States and Mexico. [3]
Adults range from 10–23 millimetres (0.39–0.91 in) in length. The head and thorax are black, metallic blue, or metallic green, and the elytra are red-brown or black. The beetle is covered in hairs. [5]
These four subspecies belong to the species Paracotalpa ursina:
Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]
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