Protaetia speciosa
| Protaetia speciosa | |
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| Protaetia speciosa jousselini at National Museum (Prague) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Cetoniinae |
| Genus: | Protaetia |
| Species: | P. speciosa |
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| Protaetia speciosa (Adams, 1817) | |
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Protaetia speciosa is a beetle belonging to the Scarabaeidae family, Cetoniinae subfamily.
Description
Protaetia speciosa can reach a body length of about 23–30 millimetres (0.91–1.18 in). The basic colour of the body is golden-green, sometimes bright red. Adults can be found from May to October, with a peak in June–August. These beetles feed primarily on tree sap and fruits. The larvae develop in rotten wood of deciduous trees, mainly oak and willow. The full life cycle lasts 3.4 years.
Distribution
This flower beetle is present in the Near East, in northern Iraq, Syria, northern Iran, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Russia.
Habitat
This beetle lives in deciduous forests, in plains and mountains.
Subspecies
- Protaetia speciosa cyanochlora Schauer, 1941
- Protaetia speciosa jousselini (Gory & Percheron, 1833)
- Protaetia speciosa speciosa (Adams, 1817)
- Protaetia speciosa venusta (Ménétriès, 1836)
References
External links
- Protaetia (Cetonischema) speciosa (Adams, 1817) - photo by A.S. Vlasenko
- Protaetia (Cetonischema) speciosa jousselini
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