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Serica parallela
Serica parallela is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America (Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, Ontario, Quebec).
From the article Serica parallela on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.5-8.5 mm. The colour varies from mahogany red, to bay or chestnut. The surface is velvety and opaque, with a slight iridescence.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 457337.