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Cyclocephala melanocephala

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Cyclocephala melanocephala
Cyclocephala melanocephala, sex unknown
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Cyclocephala
Species:
C. melanocephala
Binomial name
Cyclocephala melanocephala
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms

Several, including:

  • Cyclocephala elegans Horn, 1871

Cyclocephala melanocephala is a species of beetle in the subfamily Dynastinae. It is found in North and Central America. Adults typically feed on Helianthus annuus inflorescence. [1]

References

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  1. ^ Rodrigues, Sérgio Roberto; Barbosa, Carlos Aparecido Ferreira; Fuhrmann, Juares; Amaro, Ricardo Aparecido (2018). "Mating behavior and description of immature stages of Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius, 1775) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae), identification key and remarks on known immatures of Cyclocephalini species". Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. 62 (3): 205–219. doi:10.1016/j.rbe.2018.07.001.
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