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Macrodactylus subspinosus is a North American beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is one of at least two beetles in this family known as the "rose chafer", the other being the European Cetonia aurata. M. subspinosus occurs from Eastern Canada to Colorado and is considered a pest of many crops and flowers. It is given its common name of rose chafer because it eats the leaves of roses, although it also feeds on many other plants.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Phil Myers, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://animaldiversity.org/collections/contributors/phil_myers/coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/beetles/medium.jpg
2. (c) Phil Myers, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://animaldiversity.org/collections/contributors/phil_myers/coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Macrodactylus0831/medium.jpg
3. (c) Phil Myers, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://animaldiversity.org/collections/contributors/phil_myers/coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Macrodactylus8932/medium.jpg
4. (c) Phil Myers, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://animaldiversity.org/collections/contributors/phil_myers/coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Macrodactylus_subspinosus2/medium.jpg
5. (c) Jason Sturner, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4647992672_15cb9a5f72.jpg
6. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrodactylus_subspinosus

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• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
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• BugGuide
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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0

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