Order Coleoptera Genus Chrysina | Scientific name Chrysina gloriosa Rank Species | |
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Similar Jewel scarab, Beetle, Scarabs, Insect, Rutelinae |
Insects of the southwest part 8 chrysina gloriosa
Chrysina gloriosa is a species of scarab whose common names are glorious beetle and glorious scarab. The adults are 25 to 28 millimetres (0.98 to 1.10 in) long and are bright green with silver stripes on the elytra. The adults eat juniper leaves at a high elevation and are able to camouflage by blending in with plants. The species is sometimes incorrectly thought to be endangered, but has never been listed either in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species or under the United States Endangered Species Act. An invalid synonym used to be Plusiotis gloriosa.
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