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Bee beetle

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Kingdom
  
Subfamily
  
Cetoniinae

Scientific name
  
Trichius

Higher classification
  
Order
  
Beetle

Family
  
Tribe
  
Trichiini

Phylum
  
Rank
  
Genus

Bee beetle Trichius sp Bee Chafers Stagbeetleinfo Information about

Similar
  
Beetle, Insect, Scarabs, Golden tortoise beetle, Trichius zonatus

The bee beetles are scarab beetles of the subfamily Cetoniinae.

They have hairy sides of the elytra like their relatives, and the upper sides of the elytra are usually yellow with prominent black blotches which form incomplete bands. This, and the fact that seen from the side they resemble a hairy plump bee, has given them their common name.

Bee beetle Bee Beetle East London Nature

Species include:

  • Trichius abdominalis
  • Trichius fasciatus
  • Trichius japonicus
  • Trichius orientalis Reitter, 1894
  • Trichius rosaceus
  • Trichius sexualis Bedel, 1906
  • Trichius zonatus Germar, 1829

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    References

    Bee beetle Wikipedia