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Flower chafer

Melinesthes umbonata (Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae, Goliathini)

Spotting Image 1

Description:

Yellow and brown beetles.

Habitat:

Grassland strip between pine plantations.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Noah Ranger +1
bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Flower Chafer
Melinesthes umbonata http://az-insect.com/grafika/fotky/5128bfe872.jpg


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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae, Goliathini, Melinesthes umbonata.
http://az-insect.com/index.php?page=cata...
ID provided by Jesus Orozco, one of the experts out of my "experts portfolio".
Muchas gracias, Jesus! Your help is much appreciated!
http://cetoniinae.blogspot.ch/

Paul Davis
Paul Davis 10 years ago

Great capture Kate.

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KateBraun
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KateBraun

Sifundza seManzini, Swaziland

Spotted on Dec 1, 2007
Submitted on Apr 10, 2014

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