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Bumble Flower Beetle (Euphoria inda)

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Euphoria inda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Euphoria
Species:
E. inda
Binomial name
Euphoria inda
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cetonia barbata Say, 1824
  • Cetonia brunnea Gory and Percheron, 1833
  • Cetonia marilandica Frölich, 1792
  • Euphoria nigripennis Klages, 1894
  • Euphoria rufobrunnea Casey, 1915
  • Goraqua smithsana Péringuey, 1907

Euphoria inda, the bumble flower beetle, brown fruit chafer or Indian cetonia[2] is a species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America.[1][3][4] While in flight, adults of this species do not lift their elytra,[5] creating a buzzing sound as the hindwings vibrate inside.[2] The adult beetle is a pollinator[2] and feeds on pollen, nectar, sap and damaged fruits.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Euphoria inda Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ a b c The BugLady (29 August 2018). "Bumble Flower Beetle". College of Letters & Science Field Station. University of Wisconsin - Milwaulkee. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Euphoria inda". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  4. ^ a b Phillips, Ben (9 May 2014). "Bumble flower beetles: Not your typical grub". Michigan State University Extension. Retrieved 26 September 2022.

Further reading

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  • Löbl, I.; Löbl, D., eds. (June 2016). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea (Revised and updated ed.). Leiden: Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.
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