Serica alternata
| Serica alternata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. alternata
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| Binomial name | |
| Serica alternata LeConte, 1856
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| Synonyms | |
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Serica alternata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the United States (California, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah) and Mexico (Baja California).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7-9.5 mm. The colour is dark chestnut and the surface is sub-shining with the elytra moderately iridescent.[3]
Subspecies
- Serica alternata alternata (California, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Baja California)
- Serica alternata exolita Dawson, 1933 (California)
- Serica alternata patruela Dawson, 1933 (California)
Life history
Adults have been recorded feeding on the foliage of Prunus virginiana, as well as Quercus agrifolia, the flowers of Heteromeles arbutifolia, Ceanothus palmeri, Rhus trilobata, Abies concolor, Sambucus mexicana and Eriogonum fasciculatum.[4]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) alternata 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.
- ^ a b Dawson, R. W. (1933). "New species of Serica (Scarabaeidae), VII" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 41: 435–440. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
- ^ McPeak, Ron H.; Oberbauer, Thomas A. (2004). "New Host Plant Associations for Adult Serica and Diplotaxis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from California" (PDF). The Coleopterists Bulletin. 58 (1): 139–142. Retrieved December 24, 2025.