Scarab Beetle |
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Observed at night at light at Mweiga, Nyeri Co, Kenya, Dec. 2015. Length is about 10mm. |
Many, many species of beetles belonging to the scarab family are likely to exist in Kenya. This one was attracted to electric lighting. The immature stage, a larva also known as a grub, lives in the soil or within dung or rotting logs. Scarabaeidae -- Scarab Beetle Family -- Melolonthinae subfamilyMore Information: |
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