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]
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| Male Megasoma thersites | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Megasoma |
| Species: | M. thersites
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| Megasoma thersites | |
References
edit- ^ "Megasoma thersites LeConte, 1861". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ 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.