| Popillia bipunctata | |
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| Popillia bipunctata from Mozambique | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Popillia |
| Species: | P. bipunctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Popillia bipunctata Fabricius, 1787 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Popillia bipunctata , the yellow shining leaf chafer, [2] is a species of scarab beetle.
Body length 14 mm, smooth and elongate in shape with quite stout black legs. Pronotum is shining black, while elytra are orange.
This species has an afrotropical distribution range (East Africa, Ethiopia, Cape, Congo). [1]
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