Cotalpa lanigera
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| Cotalpa lanigera | |
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| Cotalpa lanigera, adult | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Cotalpa |
| Species: | C. lanigera
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| Binomial name | |
| Cotalpa lanigera | |
Cotalpa lanigera, also known as the Goldsmith beetle, is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1][2][3] Its adult size ranges from 19 to 26 mm. Its head and pronotum are yellow-brown, while its elytra are usually paler yellow. Nocturnally active, it may be found in late spring to early summer feeding on the leaves of trees such as poplars, silver maple, sweetgum, pear, hickory, or willow.[3]
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- ^ Lockwood, Samuel (Jun 1868). "The Goldsmith Beetle, and Its Habits". The American Naturalist. 2 (4): 186–192. doi:10.1086/270216. JSTOR 2447187.
- ^ Herrick, Glenn W (2000). Insects Enemies of Trees. Concept Publishing Company. p. 273. ISBN 978-8172680664. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ a b Evans, Arthur V. (2014). Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. p. 169. ISBN 978-0691133041. Retrieved 30 May 2016.