Cotalpa lanigera

Cotalpa lanigera
	Cotalpa lanigera, adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Rutelinae
Tribe:	Rutelini
Genus:	Cotalpa
Species:	C. lanigera
Binomial name
	Cotalpa lanigera; (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cotalpa lanigera, also known as the Goldsmith beetle, is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1][2][3] Its adult size ranges from 19–26 mm. Its head and pronotum are yellow-brown, while its elytra are usually paler yellow. Nocturnally active, it may be found in late spring to early summer feeding on the leaves of trees such as poplars, silver maple, sweetgum, pear, hickory, or willow.[3]

References

Lockwood, Samuel (Jun 1868). "The Goldsmith Beetle, and Its Habits". The American Naturalist. 2 (4): 186–192. doi:10.1086/270216. JSTOR 2447187.
Herrick, Glenn W (2000). Insects Enemies of Trees. Concept Publishing Company. p. 273. ISBN 978-8172680664. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
Evans, Arthur V. (2014). Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. p. 169. ISBN 978-0691133041. Retrieved 30 May 2016.

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[1] Lockwood, Samuel (Jun 1868). "The Goldsmith Beetle, and Its Habits". The American Naturalist. 2 (4): 186–192. doi:10.1086/270216. JSTOR 2447187.

[2] Herrick, Glenn W (2000). Insects Enemies of Trees. Concept Publishing Company. p. 273. ISBN 978-8172680664. Retrieved 30 May 2016.

[:0-3] Evans, Arthur V. (2014). Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. p. 169. ISBN 978-0691133041. Retrieved 30 May 2016.