Scientific name Neorrhina punctata Rank Species | Genus Neorrhina Order Beetle | |
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Similar Beetle, Lomaptera, Ischiopsopha, Poecilopharis, Eupoecila australasiae |
The punctate flower chafer or spotted flower chafer, Neorrhina punctatum, is a species of flower chafer. The chafers are beetles of subfamily Cetoniinae in the large scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae). Among the chafers, N. punctatum belongs to the tribe Schizorhinini.
This beetle occurs in eastern Australia, from central New South Wales to northern Queensland.
It is also known under several other scientific names, but these are obsolete or misspelled:
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