Trichiotinus assimilis
(Kirby, 1837)
hairy flower scarab, flower chafer, bee-mimic beetle
Trichiotinus assimilis is a in the , commonly known as the hairy flower or -mimic . It is found across much of North America, with records from Canada and the northern and western United States. The is associated with flowers, where feed on pollen. It belongs to a whose members often exhibit bee- in appearance.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Trichiotinus assimilis: /trɪˈkioʊtɪnəs əˈsɪmɪlɪs/
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Distribution
North America: Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan) and USA (Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming).
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
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