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Spotted warner valley dunes scarab beetle
Polyphylla avittata
NatureServe conservation status
Global (G-rank): G1G3
State (S-rank): S2?
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Species range
Probably only at Hurrican Dunes, 6 miles south of Hurricane, Washington County (Hardy and Andrews 1978).
Food habits
Larvae feed on roots of shrubs or trees (White 1983).
Ecology
Trees and shrubs often die after larvae feed on roots (White 1983).