Serica perigonia
| Serica perigonia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. perigonia
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| Binomial name | |
| Serica perigonia Dawson, 1920
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Serica perigonia is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the United States (California, Utah) and Mexico (Baja California).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8 mm. The colour is auburn. The surface is opaque, lightly covered with a greyish bloom or pollen, and showing traces of a brilliant iridescence.[3]
Subspecies
- Serica perigonia perigonia (California, Utah)
- Serica perigonia perigonia eremicola Dawson, 1967 (Baja California)
Life history
Adults have been recorded feeding on Adenostoma fasciculatum, Abies concolor, flowers and foliage of Eriogonum fasciculatum, flowers of Malosoma laurina, Sambucus mexicana and Adenostoma sparsifolium.[4]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) perigonia 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 24, 2025.
- ^ a b Dawson, R. W. (1920). "New species of Serica (Scarabaeidae). III" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 28: 208–212. Retrieved December 24, 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.