Okaloosa-county

Guides

• Anomala flavipennis okaloosensis

  Panhandle Beach Anomala Beetle

  Anomala flavipennis okaloosensis is a subspecies of scarab beetle described by Potts in 1977. It is currently treated as a synonym in major taxonomic databases, with the accepted name being Paranomala flavipennis. The subspecies epithet "okaloosensis" suggests a geographic association with Okaloosa County or the Florida Panhandle region. Like other members of the genus Anomala, it belongs to the tribe Anomalini within the subfamily Rutelinae, a group commonly known as shining leaf chafers.

  ScarabaeidaeRutelinaeAnomalinisynonymFloridasoutheastern-United-Statesleaf-chafer1977-descriptionPottsParanomala-flavipennisOkaloosa-CountyPanhandle-Beach-Anomala-Beetle