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Genus: | Gnorimella Casey, 1915
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Species: | G. maculosa
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Gnorimella maculosa (Knoch, 1801)
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Gnorimella is a genus of uncommon scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. There is only one species in this genus, Gnorimella maculosa, also known as the maculate flower scarab. [1] Its name refers to its spotted (maculate) patterning. It is 15.2 mm in length. [2] This species prefers a habitat close to deciduous woodland, [3] where it sometimes buzzes around dogwood or viburnum flowers. [1] It can be found in eastern North America. [4]
name refers to spotted (maculate) pattern on pronotum and elytra.