Strigoderma arboricola

Strigoderma arboricola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Strigoderma
Species:
S. arboricola
Binomial name
Strigoderma arboricola
(Fabricius, 1793)
Synonyms
  • Strigoderma angustula Casey, 1915
  • Strigoderma irregularis Casey, 1915
  • Strigoderma obesula Casey, 1915
  • Strigoderma puritana Casey, 1915
  • Strigoderma quaternaria Casey, 1915
  • Strigoderma testaceipennis Nonfried, 1893
  • Strigoderma texana Casey, 1915
  • Strigoderma virginica Casey, 1915

Strigoderma arboricola, known generally as sand chafer, is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae. Other common names include the spring rose beetle, false Japanese beetle, and rose chafer.

References

  1. 1 2 "Strigoderma arbicola Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  2. ↑ "Strigoderma arbicola". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  3. ↑ "Strigoderma arbicola Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  4. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Strigoderma arboricola at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved May 26, 2026.

Further reading

  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.