Megasoma thersites is a species of scarab beetle. It is endemic to Baja California, Mexico. Adults are attracted by light and feed on the cambium of palo verde (Parkinsonia florida subsp. peninsulare).[2]

Megasoma thersites
Male Megasoma thersites
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Megasoma
Species:
M. thersites
Binomial name
Megasoma thersites

References

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  1. ^ "Megasoma thersites LeConte, 1861". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  2. ^ Matthew R. Moore (22 January 2007). "Megasoma thersites LeConte, 1861". Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles. University of Nebraska State Museum, Division of Entomology. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.