Scarab beetles
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
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
Additional images
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Brown scarab beetle
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Manuka chafer beetle
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Large green scarab with eggs
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Grass grub, larva of scarab beetle
