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A Hermit Flower Beetle in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/3/2015). Verified by Blaine Mathieson/BugGuide.
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Jonathan Willey.
Hermit Flower Beetle in Washington Co., Maryland (6/30/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Mark Etheridge.
Hermit Flower Beetle in Washington Co., Maryland (7/3/2024). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Hermit Flower Beetle in Kent Co., Maryland (8/8/2013).
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Nancy Martin.
A Hermit Flower Beetle in Kent Co., Maryland (8/8/2013).
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Nancy Martin.
Hermit Flower Beetle in Washington Co., Maryland (7/28/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Hermit Flower Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/16/2014). Determined by Alan Jeon/BugGuide.
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Scott Housten.
A Hermit Flower Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/16/2014). Determined by Alan Jeon/BugGuide.
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Scott Housten.
Hermit Flower Beetle in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/6/2019). (c) prettycoolman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Hermit Flower Beetle collected in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/25/2014).
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Mike Burchett.
A Hermit Flower Beetle collected in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/12/1982).
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Frank Guarnieri.
Source: Wikipedia
Osmoderma eremicola | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Genus: | Osmoderma |
Species: | O. eremicola
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Binomial name | |
Osmoderma eremicola (Knoch, 1801)
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Osmoderma eremicola, also known as the hermit beetle,[1] is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America.[2][3][4] Large (21–32 mm), shiny, and dark brown, it can be found in wooded areas around tree trunks, and is said to give off a "leathery odor." It occurs from southern Canada through the U.S. mid-west and east to Georgia.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Evans, Arthur V. (2014). Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-4008-5182-9.
- ^ "Osmoderma eremicola Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Osmoderma eremicola". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Osmoderma eremicola species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading
[edit]- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.
External links
[edit]Media related to Osmoderma eremicola at Wikimedia Commons