Euphoria (beetle)

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Euphoria
Euphoria fulgida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Family: Scarabaeidae Subfamily: Cetoniinae Genus: Euphoria Burmeister, 1842

Euphoria is a genus of New World scarab beetles in the subfamily Cetoniinae, the flower chafers. It is estimated that there are 20-29 species of the genus Euphoria in North America. These beetles are diurnal, and visit flowers to obtain pollen and/or nectar. The larvae (grubs) are reported to live in decomposing matter, but some may have an association with ants (Insects of Cedar Creek). There are about 120 names available in the genus, but is not clear how many constitute valid species. Jesus Orozco at the University of Nebraska is doing a phylogenetic revision of the group that will help to solve some of the problems.

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Emerald Euphoria, Euphoria fulgida	Olive Euphoria, Euphoria herbacea	Olive Euphoria, Euphoria herbacea	Bumble flower scarab, Euphoria inda
Dark flower scarab, Euphoria sepulcralis

[edit] References

• Bartlett, Troy, et al. BugGuide--accessed 28 May 2006
• Dillon, Elizabeth S., and Dillon, Lawrence (1961). A Manual of Common Beetles of Eastern North America. Evanston, Illinois: Row, Peterson, and Company.
• Haarstad, John A. Insects of Cedar Creek, Minnesota--accessed 28 May 2006
• Orozco, Jesus. American Cetoniinae--accesed 8 Apr 2008
• Smith, A. B. T. 2003. Checklist of the Scarabaeoidea of the Nearctic Realm. Version 3. Electronically published, Lincoln, Nebraska. 74 pp, available here.