Strigoderma pygmaea (Fabricius, 1798) is a animal in the Scarabaeidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Strigoderma pygmaea (Fabricius, 1798)

Strigoderma pygmaea (Fabricius, 1798)

Strigoderma pygmaea, the pygmy chafer, is a shining leaf chafer species in the scarab beetle family Scarabaeidae.

Family
Genus
Strigoderma
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Strigoderma pygmaea (Fabricius, 1798)

Strigoderma pygmaea, commonly called the pygmy chafer, is a species of shining leaf chafer. It belongs to Scarabaeidae, the beetle family known as scarab beetles.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Scarabaeidae Strigoderma

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