Agestrata orichalca

Agestrata orichalca
Agestrata orichalca. Museum specimen.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Agestrata
Species: A. orichalca
Binomial name
Agestrata orichalca
(Linnaeus, 1789)

Agestrata orichalca is a species of beetles belonging to the Scarabaeidae family.[1]

Description

Agestrata orichalca can reach a length of about 55–60 millimetres (2.2–2.4 in). Body of these beetles is broad, oblong, a little flat and the basic color is shiny, metallic green.

Distribution

This species can be found in South-eastern Asia (Northern India, Sri Lanka, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Sulawesi, Flores Isl., Komodo Isl., Lombok Isl.).[2][3]

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