Kingdom Animalia Family Scarabaeidae Tribe Goliathini Phylum Arthropoda Order Beetle | Class Insecta Subfamily Cetoniinae Scientific name Stephanorrhina Rank Genus | |
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Similar Beetle, Dicronorrhina, Stephanorrhina princeps, Eudicella, Neptunides | ||
Stephanorrhina guttata rosenk fer flowerbeetle
Stephanorrhina is a genus belonging to the Scarabaeidae family, Cetoniinae subfamily, tribe Goliathini.
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Stephanorrhina guttata
Description and Distribution
The basic colours of the species belonging to this genus vary from purple to light-green, usually with bright white spots in the elytra. The species can reach about 25 millimetres (0.98 in) in length. Usually males have two small and two large horns (sexual dimorphism). Life cycle from egg to imago takes about six-eight months, with two-four months in cocoon stage. They are present in Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, SW Ethiopia and Cameroon.
List of species
References
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