Osmoderma scabrum
| Osmoderma scabrum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Osmoderma |
| Species: | O. scabrum |
| Binomial name | |
| Osmoderma scabrum (Palisot de Beauvois, 1805) | |
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Osmoderma scabrum, or the rough hermit beetle, is a species in the family Scarabaeidae ("scarab beetles"), in the order Coleoptera ("beetles"). Occurring in eastern North America from Quebec south to Tennessee, it is 14-20 mm long and black, sometimes with a metallic sheen. Adults are nocturnally active and may be found at sap flows or under bark.