Chrysina beyeri (Skinner, 1905) is a animal in the Scarabaeidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Chrysina beyeri (Skinner, 1905)

Chrysina beyeri (Skinner, 1905)

Chrysina beyeri (Beyer's scarab) is a bright green scarab beetle native to parts of Mexico and the southwestern US, distinguishable from similar species by its leg color.

Family
Genus
Chrysina
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Chrysina beyeri (Skinner, 1905)

Chrysina beyeri, commonly called Beyer's scarab, is a species of shining leaf chafer belonging to the scarab beetle family Scarabaeidae. This bright green beetle is native to Chihuahua, Mexico, and southeastern Arizona, United States. It is similar in size and general appearance to the related species C. woodi, but C. woodi has green legs and blue tarsi. In contrast, both the legs and tarsi of C. beyeri are blue-purple.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Scarabaeidae Chrysina

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