| Plectris festiva | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Plectris |
| Species: | P. festiva |
| Binomial name | |
| Plectris festiva (Burmeister, 1855) [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Plectris festiva is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Venezuela and Colombia. [2]
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