Scarab Beetle

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• To: g*@hort.net
• Subject: [CHAT] Scarab Beetle
• From: Z*@aol.com
• Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 17:49:39 EST

Remember the scarab beetle we discussed a few months ago?  Well I just  got 
some interesting information regarding it from our extension agent, Bill  Wyatt
.  It follows:
 
Bill,
This beetle, Euphoria sepulchralis (Fabricius) is in the  family
Scarabaeidae.  "The adults may be found on flowers and feign  death when
touched."  Beetles in this genus are often called bumble  flower beetles
because of their color, pubescence and they act like  bumblebees.  This one
does not have a common name but a closely related  species is called the
bumblebee flower beetle or brown fruit  chafer.
Regards,
Frank A. Hale, PhD
Professor
Entomology and Plant  Pathology
University of Tennessee Extension
5201 Marchant  Drive
Nashville, TN 37211-5112
(615) 832-6802
fax (615) 781-2568
_fahale@utk.edu_ (f*@utk.edu) 
 
I thought everybody would enjoy the additional info.
 
zem

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