Megasoma thersites

Megasoma thersites
Male Megasoma thersites
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Megasoma
Binomial name
Megasoma thersites
LeConte, 1861[1]

Megasoma thersites is a species of scarab beetle. It is endemic to Baja California, Mexico. Adults are attracted by light and feed on the cambium of palo verde (Parkinsonia florida subsp. peninsulare).[2]

References

  1. "Megasoma thersites LeConte, 1861". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  2. Matthew R. Moore (22 January 2007). "Megasoma thersites LeConte, 1861". Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles. University of Nebraska State Museum, Division of Entomology. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
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