Gnorimella
Genus of beetles
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Gnorimella is a genus of uncommon scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. There is only one species in this genus, Gnorimella maculosa, also known as the maculate flower scarab.[1] Its name refers to its spotted (maculate) patterning. It is 15.2 mm in length.[2] This species prefers a habitat close to deciduous woodland,[3] where it sometimes buzzes around dogwood or viburnum flowers.[1] It can be found in eastern North America.[4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Tribe: | Trichiini |
| Genus: | Gnorimella Casey, 1915 |
| Species: | G. maculosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Gnorimella maculosa (Knoch, 1801) | |
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