Serica sericea

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Serica sericea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Serica
Species:
S. sericea
Binomial name
Serica sericea
(Illiger, 1802)
Synonyms
  • Melolontha sericeaIlliger, 1801
  • Melolontha chrysomelinusGmelin, 1790

Serica sericea is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America [1] [2] [3] (Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massuchusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hamsphire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, British Columbia, Manitoba, North West Territory, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan). [4] [5]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.5-10.5 mm. The colour is deep chestnut and the surface is velvety and opaque, with a brilliant metallic sheen of rainbow colours. [5]

References

  1. "Serica sericea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. "Serica sericea". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) sericea at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Dawson, R. W. (1921). "New species of Serica (Scarabaeidae). V." (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 30: 154–168. Retrieved December 23, 2025.

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