Sardinian Insects: Anoxia matutinalis sardoa

Francesco Arca (@Francesco)

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Sardinian Insects

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Anoxia matutinalis sardoa

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Melolonthinae
Genus: Anoxia
Species: Anoxia matutinalis sardoa

Location: Sardinia

Anoxia matutinalis sardoa is a beautiful coleoptera in the Scarabaeidae family, endemic of the Sardinia Island. Can be normally seen in the meridional region near the coast, in the sand. It is mainly active in the early summer. Similarly to many other insects, the Anoxia matutinalis sardoa is attracted by the light.

In sardina two species of Anoxia matutinalis are known to exist: Anoxia matutinalis sardoa and Anoxia matutinalis corsicana.