Stephanorrhina guttata
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| Stephanorrhina guttata. Mounted specimen at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
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| Species: | S. guttata
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| Stephanorrhina guttata (Olivier, 1789)
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Stephanorrhina guttata, common name spotted flower beetle, is a species of beetles of the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae and tribe Goliathini.
Description
[edit]Stephanorrhina guttata can reach about 25 millimetres (0.98 in) in length. It has a brilliant metallic green and red coloration, with white spots on the elytra.
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in Cameroon and Nigeria.
Subspecies
[edit]- Stephanorrhina guttata aschantica Schürhoff, 1942
- Stephanorrhina guttata colini Schürhoff, 1942
- Stephanorrhina guttata insularis Allard, 1989
- Stephanorrhina guttata meridionalis Allard, 1991
- Stephanorrhina guttata uelensis Allard, 1991
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