Osmoderma scabrum
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Osmoderma scabrum, or the rough hermit beetle[1], is a species in the family Scarabaeidae ("scarab beetles"), in the order Coleoptera ("beetles").[2][3][4] Occurring in eastern North America from Quebec south to Tennessee, it is 14-20 mm long and black, sometimes with a metallic sheen. Adults are nocturnally active and may be found at sap flows or under bark.[5]
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Osmoderma scabrum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Genus: | Osmoderma |
Species: | O. scabrum |
Binomial name | |
Osmoderma scabrum (Palisot de Beauvois, 1805) | |
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