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Yellow Serica
Serica alternata
Serica alternata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in the United States (California, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah) and Mexico (Baja California).
From the article Serica alternata on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7-9.5 mm. The colour is dark chestnut and the surface is sub-shining with the elytra moderately iridescent.
In human culture
Adults have been recorded feeding on the foliage of Prunus virginiana, as well as Quercus agrifolia, the flowers of Heteromeles arbutifolia, Ceanothus palmeri, Rhus trilobata, Abies concolor, Sambucus mexicana and Eriogonum fasciculatum.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Life history”
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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 306815.