Biology:Megasoma thersites
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Megasoma thersites | |
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| Male Megasoma thersites | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Megasoma |
| Species: | M. thersites
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| Binomial name | |
| Megasoma thersites LeConte, 1861[1]
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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
- ↑ "Megasoma thersites LeConte, 1861". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=929207. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ↑ 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. http://www.museum.unl.edu/research/entomology/Guide/Scarabaeoidea/Scarabaeidae/Dynastinae/Dynastinae-Tribes/Dynastini/Megasoma/Megasoma%20thersites/Mtheristes.html. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
Wikidata ☰ Q4291322 entry
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