Cyclocephala pasadenae, also known as the Pasadena masked chafer, is a species of rhinoceros beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. Native to southwestern North America, they and their cousins Cyclocephala hirta are locally abundant in the Los Angeles basin. These are tan or auburn colored beetles, about 13 mm long, with some patterning on their wing covers.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Southwestern Masked Chafer being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Cyclocephala lurida
- Cyclocephala borealis
- Cyclocephala longula
- Cyclocephala putrida
- Cyclocephala signaticollis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Scarabaeidae
- Genus
- Cyclocephala
- Species
- Cyclocephala pasadenae
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