Pachnoda impressa
| Pachnoda impressa | |
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| Museum specimen of Pachnoda impressa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Cetoniinae |
| Genus: | Pachnoda |
| Species: | P. impressa |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachnoda impressa (Goldfuss, 1805) | |
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Pachnoda impressa, the Green and Yellow Fruit Chafer, is a species of beetles belonging to the Scarabaeidae family and subfamily of the Cetoniinae.
Description
Pachnoda impressa can reach a body length of about 20–25 millimetres (0.79–0.98 in). Basic color is greenish-brown, with yellow-orange markings on the elytra.
Distribution
This species can be found in Malawi, South Africa, Zambia and Tanzania. It is quite common in the equatorial African bush.
References
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