Scarab Scythrodes squalidus. Image: Barbara Barratt / CC BY NC
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Scarabaeidae
Show in
Te Reo
Size range
Medium to large beetles, the biggest up to 30 mm long
Distribution
New Zealand and introduced species
Life history
Larvae of some species can damage roots of pasture grasses
Bright green scarab beetle found on manuka
Scarab Stethaspis suturalis. Image: Cheryl / CC BY NCScarab Odontria striata. Image: Aalbert Rebergen / CC BY NCScarab Scythrodes squalidus. Image: Barbara Barratt / CC BY NCScarab Pericoptus truncatus grub. Image: Arnim Littek / CC BY