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Dark Flower Scarab

Euphoria sepulcralis

The Dark Flower Scarab is a shiny black beetle that loves to munch on flowers. It helps flowers grow by spreading pollen while it eats, making it a little gardener in nature!

Lebensraum: Urban areas

Aussehen

The Dark Flower Scarab is a small, broad beetle with a shiny, dark metallic bronze or black body, often exhibiting green or purplish iridescence. Its shell (elytra) is covered in tiny pits, distinguishing it from smoother, brighter flower scarabs.

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Dark Flower Scarab
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Dark Flower Scarab

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Baby scarabs, called grubs, live underground munching on old wood!

Its dark, shiny shell looks like polished metal!

These scarabs love sunshine and are often seen buzzing on bright blooms!

They use fuzzy antennae to smell tasty flowers from far away!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Pollination Power

Dark Flower Scarab can spread pollen between flowers because of its fuzzy body, which helps plants make seeds.

Fähigkeit

Flower Finder

Dark Flower Scarab has special antennae that help them smell sweet flowers from far away to find their next meal.

Fähigkeit

Burrowing Grubs

Baby Dark Flower Scarabs (grubs) can burrow underground to eat decaying wood, helping recycle forest materials.

Maße und Details

Größe
9-15 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-60 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip nectar and pollen from flowers, while their babies eat old wood.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae eat decaying wood and organic matter; adults feed on flowers and fruit.

Hauptnahrung

  • Nectar
  • Pollen
  • Decaying fruit
  • Decaying wood (larvae)

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Helps this flower produce seeds.

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Robins are known to eat various ground insects.

eats

Masked Shrew

Sorex cinereus

Shrews feast on the grubs found in soil.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

It's best to watch these beetles from a distance and not touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das größe von Dark Flower Scarab?

9-15 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Dark Flower Scarab?

30-60 Tage

Was frisst Dark Flower Scarab?

Adults sip nectar and pollen from flowers, while their babies eat old wood.

Wo findet man Dark Flower Scarab normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Dark Flower Scarab?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Dark Flower Scarab?

6

Snap-Karte

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