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Western Masked Chafer
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Western Masked Chafer

Cyclocephala hirta

Cyclocephala hirta is a species in the family Scarabaeidae ("scarab beetles"), in the order Coleoptera ("beetles"). C. hirta and cousin Cyclocephala pasadenae are among the most common "June beetles" found in the Los Angeles Basin.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 301451.