Cinacanthus militaris

Cinacanthus militaris · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Scarabaeidae

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Cinacanthus militaris
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY

Adult Cinacanthus militaris are about 6 to 7 mm long (0.24 to 0.28 in). They have a dark chestnut-brown, oblong body that is moderately convex and nearly hairless. This species occurs in California, Nevada, Oregon, and Baja California in Mexico.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

They have a dark chestnut-brown, oblong body that is moderately convex and nearly hairless.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 1 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Cinacanthus militaris photo 2
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY
Cinacanthus militaris photo 3
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY

Same family (Scarabaeidae)

Japanese BeetleJapanese BeetlePopillia japonicaDamages trees, gardens or cropsCommon Green June BeetleCommon Green June BeetleCotinis nitidaDamages trees, gardens or cropsPhyllophaga crinitaPhyllophaga crinitaDamages trees, gardens or cropsEuropean Rose ChaferEuropean Rose ChaferCetonia aurataMediterranean Spotted ChaferMediterranean Spotted ChaferOxythyrea funestaDamages trees, gardens or cropsOriental BeetleOriental BeetleExomala orientalisDamages trees, gardens or crops

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinacanthus_militaris

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-27 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-27.

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