Cyclocephala pasadenae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Genus: | Cyclocephala |
Species: | C. pasadenae
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Binomial name | |
Cyclocephala pasadenae (Casey, 1915)
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Cyclocephala pasadenae, also known as the Pasadena masked chafer, is a species of rhinoceros beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.[1][2][3] Native to southwestern North America, they and their cousins Cyclocephala hirta are locally abundant in the Los Angeles basin.[4] These are tan or auburn colored beetles, about 13 mm long, with some patterning on their wing covers.[4]