Paracotalpa ursina (Horn, 1867) is a animal in the Scarabaeidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Paracotalpa ursina (Horn, 1867)

Paracotalpa ursina (Horn, 1867)

Paracotalpa ursina is a hairy beetle species with varying body coloration and an adult length of 10 to 23 mm.

Family
Genus
Paracotalpa
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Paracotalpa ursina (Horn, 1867)

Adult Paracotalpa ursina measure between 10 and 23 millimetres (0.39 to 0.91 inches) in length. Their head and thorax can be black, metallic blue, or metallic green, while their elytra (wing covers) are red-brown or black. The entire beetle's body is covered in hairs.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Scarabaeidae Paracotalpa

More from Scarabaeidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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