Cyclocephala | |
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Western masked chafer (Cyclocephala hirta) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Subfamily: | Dynastinae |
Genus: | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1821 |
Species | |
Many, see text | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Cyclocephala is a genus of scarab beetles from the subfamily Dynastinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Beetles of this genus occur from southeastern Canada to Argentina, India and the West Indies.
Adults of this genus are nocturnal or crepuscular, and are usually attracted to lights.[1]