Hoplia callipyge

Hoplia callipyge is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3] Adults are about a quarter inch long, oval, and brown. The beetles are active March through May and are noted for feeding on the petals of light-colored roses. However they will also feed on other flowers and the young leaves and fruit of certain plants. Larvae hatch from white eggs in soil and feed on roots and decaying plants.[4]

Hoplia callipyge
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Hoplia
Species:
H. callipyge
Binomial name
Hoplia callipyge
LeConte, 1856
Synonyms[1]
  • Hoplia cazieri Boyer, 1940
  • Hoplia convexula LeConte, 1856
  • Hoplia deserticola Boyer, 1940
  • Hoplia humboltensis Boyer, 1940
  • Hoplia irrorata LeConte, 1856
  • Hoplia lecontei Dalla Torre, 1913
  • Hoplia mutata Harold, 1869
  • Hoplia oregona LeConte, 1856
  • Hoplia pubicollis LeConte, 1856
  • Hoplia utahensis Boyer, 1940

References
  1. "Hoplia callipyge Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Hoplia callipyge". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. Perry, E.J. "Hoplia Beetle". UC Statewide IPM Program. Retrieved April 28, 2022.

Further reading
  • Evans, Arthur V. (2003). "A checklist of the New World chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)". Zootaxa. 211 (1): 1–458. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.211.1.1.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.


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