Cotalpa lanigera

Short description: Species of beetle

Cotalpa lanigera

Cotalpa lanigera, adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Coleoptera
Family:  | Scarabaeidae
Genus:  | Cotalpa
Species:  |

C. lanigera

Binomial name
Cotalpa lanigera

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Cotalpa lanigera, also known as the Goldsmith beetle, is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1][2][3] Its adult size ranges from 19 to 26 mm. Its head and pronotum are yellow-brown, while its elytra are usually paler yellow. Nocturnally active, it may be found in late spring to early summer feeding on the leaves of trees such as poplars, silver maple, sweetgum, pear, hickory, or willow.[3]

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1. ↑ Lockwood, Samuel (Jun 1868). "The Goldsmith Beetle, and Its Habits". The American Naturalist 2 (4): 186–192. doi:10.1086/270216.
2. ↑ Herrick, Glenn W (2000). Insects Enemies of Trees. Concept Publishing Company. p. 273. ISBN 978-8172680664. https://books.google.com/books?id=cwjLyhlCnoIC&pg=PA273&dq="Goldsmith+beetle"#q="Goldsmith beetle". Retrieved 30 May 2016.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Evans, Arthur V. (2014). Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. p. 169. ISBN 978-0691133041. https://books.google.com/books?id=zqVrAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT546&dq="Goldsmith+beetle"#q="Goldsmith beetle". Retrieved 30 May 2016.

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