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A friend in my garden forum found this bug on her roses in Lafeyette, Louisiana. It was about an inch long and was square bottomed. I looked in all your bugs but may have missed something. My computer won’t show me a few of the pics for my own good, it says. Love your site and greatly appreciate the time and effort you all spend educating the rest of us.
Beth from West Tennessee.
Hi Beth,
This is a Delta Flower Scarab, Trigonopeltastes delta. The adults feed on pollen, but may also chew the blooms. The name comes from the shape of the thoracic markings, thought to resemble the Greek letter Delta.
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