Aegialia arenaria
Classification
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Coleoptera
- Suborder: Polyphaga
- Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea
- Family: Scarabaeidae
- Subfamily: Aphodiinae
- Tribe: Aegialiini
- Genus: Aegialia
- Species: arenaria
Pronunciation
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Summary
Aegialia arenaria, known as the dune scarab beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae, native to Europe and found in the Nearctic.
Habitat
Coastal sand beaches and sand dunes.
Distribution
Palearctic and Nearctic regions, including western and northern Europe (Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Denmark, Portugal, Spain, Britain, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Finland) and from Nova Scotia, Canada, to Massachusetts and New Hampshire in the United States.
Diet
Decaying organic matter.
Tags
- beetle
- dune scarab
- Aegialia arenaria
- Scarabaeidae
- coastal species