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Hoplia Callipyge
''Hoplia callipyge'' is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It has been recorded in the western United States, in British Columbia in Canada, and in Baja California in Mexico. Adults are about long, wide, oval, and brown. They are very similar visually to other ''Hoplia'' species, especially '' Hoplia hirta'' and '' Hoplia laticollis''. The beetles are active March through May and are noted for feeding on the petals of light-colored roses A rose is either a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and tens of thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be e .... However, they will also feed on other flowers and the young leaves and fruit of certain plants. Larvae hatch from white eggs in soil and feed on roots and decaying plants. References Further reading * * Melolonthinae Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prothorax
The prothorax is the foremost of the three segments in the thorax of an insect, and bears the first pair of legs. Its principal sclerites (exoskeletal plates) are the pronotum (dorsal), the prosternum (ventral), and the propleuron (lateral) on each side. The prothorax never bears wings in extant insects (except in some cases of atavism), though some fossil groups possessed wing-like projections. All adult insects possess legs on the prothorax, though in a few groups (e.g., the butterfly family Nymphalidae) the forelegs are greatly reduced. In many groups of insects, the pronotum is reduced in size, but in a few it is hypertrophied, such as in all beetles (Coleoptera). In most treehoppers (family Membracidae, order Hemiptera), the pronotum is expanded into often fantastic shapes that enhance their camouflage or mimicry. Similarly, in the Tetrigidae, the pronotum is extended backward to cover the flight wings, supplanting the function of the tegmina. See also *Glossary of entomolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |