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Beetles of Zihuatanejo

ORDER COLEOPTERA

Hologymnetis cinerea
Hologymnetis cinerea

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Beetles (Order Coleoptera​​)

-​Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf, and Snout Beetles (Suborder Polyphaga)

-Scarabaeiform Beetles (Infraorder Scarabaeiformia)

-Scarabs, Stag Beetles, and Allies (Superfamily Scarabaeoidea)

-Scarabs (Family Scarabaeidae)

-Fruit and Flower Chafers (Subfamily Cetoniinae)

-Flower Scarabs (Tribe Gymnetini)

-Subtribe Gymnetina

-Genus Hologymnetis

-Hologymnetis cinerea


Hologymnetis cinerea, a the Flower Scarab Beetle, is a beetle species belonging to the scarab family, Scarabaeidae. Flower scarabs are often active during the day and feed on pollen, nectar, and sometimes ripe fruit or decaying organic matter. They are frequently found on flowers, where they also play a role in pollination, although they can sometimes damage petals.

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