Kingdom Animalia Family Scarabaeidae Scientific name Smaragdesthes Rank Genus | Class Insecta Subfamily Cetoniinae Phylum Arthropoda Order Beetle | |
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Similar Beetle, Chlorocala africana, Dicronorrhina, Stephanorrhina, Eudicella | ||
Smaragdesthes africana oertzeni
Smaragdesthes is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.
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Chlorocala smaragdesthes africana oertzeni
Description
Species of the genus Smaragdesthes can reach a length of about 15–25 millimetres (0.59–0.98 in). They have an elongated body with various shades of iridescent green, red or purple colours. Males have a distinctive horn on the front head. The development of these beetles is relatively fast.
Distribution
This genus occurs in sub-Saharan Africa as far south as South Africa..
List of species
References
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