Smaragdesthes africana

Chlorocala africana
Chlorocala africana africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Cetoniinae
Genus: Smaragdesthes
Species: S. africana
Binomial name
Smaragdesthes africana
(Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
  • Smaragdestes africana Drury, 1773
  • Chlorocala africana subsuturalis (Kraatz, 1891)

Smaragdesthes africana is a species of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.

Description

Smaragdesthes africana can reach a length of about 19–24 millimetres (0.75–0.94 in). This species is the most common of the genus Smaragdesthes. It has an elongated body with various shades of iridescent green, red or purple colours, depending on subspecies. They are easy to breed, highly fertile and the development is relatively fast.

Distribution

This species occurs in the afrotropical region (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo).

Subspecies

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/4/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.