Serica vespertina

Serica vespertina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Serica
Species:	S. vespertina
Binomial name
Serica vespertina (Gyllenhal, 1817)
Synonyms
Melolontha vespertinaGyllenhal, 1817

Serica vespertina is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America, ^{[1] [2] [3]} where it has been recorded from the United States. ^{[4] [5]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.5 mm. The colour is uniformly light brown (amber brown to argus brown). The surface is bare, polished and shining. ^[5]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Serica vespertina:

• Serica vespertina vespertina (New Hampshire to Michigan, south to Florida and Alabama, Colorado, Indiana, Maryland, Wisconsin)
• Serica vespertina accolaDawson, 1921 (Alabama, Iowa, Mississippi, Nebraska, Texas)

References

1. "Serica vespertina Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Serica vespertina". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Serica vespertina species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
4. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) spicula 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 22, 2025.
5. Dawson, R. W. (1920). "New species of Serica (Scarabaeidae). IV" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 29: 160–168. Retrieved December 22, 2025.

Further reading

• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-90-04-30914-2.