Trichostetha fascicularis
Appearance
Trichostetha fascicularis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Genus: | Trichostetha |
Species: | T. fascicularis
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Binomial name | |
Trichostetha fascicularis (Donovan, 1805)
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Trichostetha fascicularis is a large, metallic-green beetle found in South Africa.
Description
[edit]The Protea Beetle is about 25mm long. It has metallic-green wing cases with a black head and thorax which has two white vertical stripes. It has orange hairs growing around the bottom of its body.[1]
Habitat
[edit]It is found in South Africa wherever proteas occur. Adults feed on the pollen and nectar. They live in fynbos, mountainous habitats, and residential gardens if its food supply is available.
Subspecies
[edit]Trichostetha fascicularis has four subspecies:[a]
- Trichostetha fascicularis maraisi Stobbia, 1995[3]
- Trichostetha fascicularis natalis Burmeister, 1842[2]
- Trichostetha fascicularis nigripennis Allard, 1992[3]
- Trichostetha fascicularis prunipennis Burmeister, 1842[2]
References
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trichostetha fascicularis.
- ^ "Trichostetha fascicularis (Protea Beetle)". www.biodiversityexplorer.org. Archived from the original on 2008-09-28.
- ^ a b c Holm, E.; Perissinotto, R. (March 2011). "New Descriptions and Revisions of Southern African Cetoniinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). I". African Entomology. 19 (1). Entomological Society of Southern Africa: 88–95. doi:10.4001/003.019.0107. ISSN 1021-3589. S2CID 84780437. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ a b Meyers, P.; Espinosa, R.; Parr, C.S.; Jones, T.; Hammond, G.S.; Dewey, T.A. (2014). "Trichostetha classification". The Animal Diversity Web. University of Michigan. Retrieved 11 August 2014.