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Eudicella gralli | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Subfamily: | Cetoniinae |
Genus: | Eudicella White, 1839 |
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Flower chafers are a group of scarab beetles, comprising the subfamily Cetoniinae. Many species are diurnal and visit flowers for pollen and nectar, or to browse on the petals. Some species also feed on fruit. The group is also called fruit and flower chafers, flower beetles and flower scarabs. There are around 4,000 species, many of them still undescribed.
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Vincent Allard was a Belgian entomologist.
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Protaetia is a genus of beetles of the family Scarabaeidae, occurring primarily in Asia, and containing over 300 species.
Stephanorrhina is a genus of the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae and tribe Goliathini.
Coelorrhina is a genus of flower chafers.
Diplognatha is a genus of beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae subfamily.
Gnathocera trivittata is a species of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.
Gnathocera is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.
Taurhina is a genus of beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae. The name is frequently misspelled as Taurrhina following an unjustified spelling change by Kraatz in 1890.
Tmesorrhina is a genus of beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.
Tmesorrhina is a genus of beetles from the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae.
Mecynorhina harrisi is a species of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae.
Eudicella loricata is an insect of the scarab beetle family, in the subfamily known as flower beetles.
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