Bug FAQDark Flower Scarab
Euphoria sepulcralis · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Scarabaeidae
Also called: Spangled Flower Beetle
The Dark Flower Scarab measures about 9 to 11 mm in length (≈0.35 to 0.43 in). It lives in North America, including Mexico and the southern and central United States.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Length is roughly 9 to 11 mm (0.35 to 0.43 in).
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
Found in Mexico and the southern and central United States.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Native to North America, especially Mexico and the southern/central U.S.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 30 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Missouri, Louisiana, Tennessee.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphoria_sepulcralis
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Text written 2026-10-22 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.