Stephanorrhina guttata

Stephanorrhina guttata
Mounted specimen at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Stephanorrhina
Species:
S. guttata
Binomial name
Stephanorrhina guttata
(Olivier, 1789)

Stephanorrhina guttata, common name spotted flower beetle, is a species of beetles of the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae and tribe Goliathini.

Description

Stephanorrhina guttata can reach about 25 millimetres (0.98 in) in length. It has a brilliant metallic green and red coloration, with white spots on the elytra.

Distribution

This species occurs in Cameroon and Nigeria.

Subspecies

  • Stephanorrhina guttata aschantica Schürhoff, 1942
  • Stephanorrhina guttata colini Schürhoff, 1942
  • Stephanorrhina guttata insularis Allard, 1989
  • Stephanorrhina guttata meridionalis Allard, 1991
  • Stephanorrhina guttata uelensis Allard, 1991

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