Serica sericea
Species of beetle
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Serica sericea is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America[1][2][3] (Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massuchusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hamsphire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, British Columbia, Manitoba, North West Territory, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan).[4][5]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. sericea |
| Binomial name | |
| Serica sericea (Illiger, 1802) | |
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Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.5-10.5 mm. The colour is deep chestnut and the surface is velvety and opaque, with a brilliant metallic sheen of rainbow colours.[5]