Pericoptus punctatus
Encyclopedia
Pericoptus punctatus is a smaller and similar New Zealand
scarab beetle species to Pericoptus truncatus
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New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
scarab beetle species to Pericoptus truncatus
Pericoptus truncatus
Pericoptus truncatus or the ngungutawa is a large sand scarab beetle. It is native to New Zealand and is found in dunes from Canterbury northwards....
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Reference
- 2007. New Holland Publishers (NZ) Ltd. Parkinson, Brian and Horne, Don (Photographer). A Photographic Guide to Insects of New Zealand.