| Mecynorhina passerinii | |
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| Mounted specimen of Mecynorhina passerinii, male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Mecynorhina |
| Species: | M. passerinii |
| Binomial name | |
| Mecynorhina passerinii (Westwood, 1844) | |
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Mecynorhina passerinii, the orange-spotted fruit chafer, is a species of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae.
Mecynorhina passerinii can reach a length of about 30–45 millimetres (1.2–1.8 in) in males, of about 40–55 millimetres (1.6–2.2 in) in females. Males show large forward-projecting horns. Elytra are black or dark brown with orange spots. The coloration of the thoracic shield (pronotum) may be yellowish, brown or black, usually with a broad brown or black central stripe. Hind tibiae and tarsi are orange-brown. These beetles feed on sap of the Bridelia micrantha .
This species can be found in South Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. [1]