Maryland Biodiversity Project - Asiatic Garden Beetle (Maladera castanea)

Asiatic Garden Beetle Maladera castanea (Arrow, 1913)

Synonyms: Maladera formosae.

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Coleoptera > Family Scarabaeidae > Genus Maladera Asiatic Garden Beetle - Maladera castanea - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/11287

Native to eastern Asia, this species has become established in the eastern U.S.

Frequents lawns and gardens. Readily comes to lights.

There are 46 records in the project database.

An Asiatic Garden Beetle on the Worcester/Wicomico County line in Maryland (6/25/2014). Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)

An Asiatic Garden Beetle in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/23/2015). Determined by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

Asiatic Garden Beetle in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/30/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

An Asiatic Garden Beetle in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/30/2013). Verified by Brad Barnd/BugGuide.net. Photo by Bill Keim. (MBP list)

An Asiatic Garden Beetle in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/30/2013). Photo by Bill Keim. (MBP list)

An Asiatic Garden Beetle in Harford Co., Maryland (6/24/2018). Verified by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

An Asiatic Garden Beetle in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/30/2013). Photo by Bill Keim. (MBP list)

An Asiatic Garden Beetle in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/21/2013). Determined by Brad Barnd/BugGuide. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

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