Rank Species | Order Coleoptera Subfamily Cetoniinae | |
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Similar Eudicella, Eudicella euthalia, Eudicella gralli, Dicronorrhina, Smaragdesthes | ||
Eudicella smithii, the Jade headed buffalo beetle, is an insect of the scarab beetle family, in the subfamily known as flower beetles.
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Description
Eudicella smithii reaches about 25–40 millimetres (0.98–1.57 in) of length. The males have a Y-shaped forked horn in the forehead, typical of the entire genus and used in fighting over females and in defense of territory. The color of the pronotum can be reddish, green or blue. The elytra vary from ocher to yellowish and show a black spot on the shoulders and on the rear exterior angles. The legs are mostly reddish brown.
Distribution
This species can be found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa and Tanzania.
References
Eudicella smithii Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA