Punctate Bear Scarab Beetle

Paracotalpa puncticollis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae

Paracotalpa puncticollis is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. Commonly referred to as the punctate little bear, they range from California to New Mexico. It is usually found in piñon-juniper ecosystems where it feeds on juniper leaves.

Distribution

Punctate Bear Scarab Beetle — (c) Mike Lewinski, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 125

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Mike Lewinski, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionParacotalpa puncticollis, Wikipedia contributors

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