Anoxia orientalis

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Anoxia orientalis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae,[1] described by entomologist Johann Krynicki in 1832.[2] It is found in Austria, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy (Sicily), Lebanon, North Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Syria, Turkey and Ukraine.[3]

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Anoxia orientalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Anoxia
Species:
A. orientalis
Binomial name
Anoxia orientalis
(Johann Krynicki, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Melolontha orientalis Krynicky, 1832
  • Anoxia orientalis confluens Endrödi, 1955
  • Anoxia meridionalis Reitter, 1890
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Description

Adults reach a length of about 21–31 mm (0.83–1.22 in). They are variable in colour, ranging from light reddish-brown to dark brown. The frons has a mixture of scaly hairs and long, fine, erect dense hairs.[4]

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