Phyllophaga lenis

(Horn, 1887)

Phyllophaga lenis is a of scarab beetle in the Scarabaeidae. It is currently treated as a synonym of Trichesthes lenis in some taxonomic databases. The species is distributed across the southwestern United States and Mexico, extending into Central America. Like other members of the Phyllophaga, it belongs to the group commonly known as May beetles or June beetles, though specific biological details for this species remain poorly documented.

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How to pronounce Phyllophaga lenis: //fɪˈlɒfəɡə ˈliːnɪs//

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Distribution

Nearctic: United States (Arizona, southern California, Texas). Neotropical: Rica, Guatemala, Mexico (Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Distrito Federal, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Veracruz), Nicaragua.

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