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Diplognatha gagates

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Scarabaeidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Insecta

Subfamily
  
Cetoniinae

Genus
  
Diplognatha

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Diplognatha, Leucocelis, Rhabdotis aulica, Rhabdotis

Diplognatha gagates is a species of beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae subfamily.

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Description

Diplognatha gagates can reach a length of about 16–32 millimetres (0.63–1.26 in). The thorax is very convex. The surface is shining black or reddish. Larvae feed on bird droppings. Young adults are usually reddish brown and feed on flowers, fruits and sap.

Distribution

This species is widespread in almost all African countries south of Sahara.

Subspecies

  • Diplognatha gagates holoserica Bainbridge, 1842 (West Africa, Mali, Sénégal, Burkina Faso, Nigeria)
  • Diplognatha gagates silicea MacLeay, 1838 (Namibia, Republic of South Africa, Mozambique)

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