Popillia bipunctata

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Popillia bipunctata
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Popillia bipunctata from Mozambique
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Popillia
Species:
P. bipunctata
Binomial name
Popillia bipunctata
Fabricius, 1787
Synonyms
  • Popillia apicalis Kraatz, 1892
  • Popillia limbata Boheman, 1857
  • Scarabaeus punctulatus Linnaeus, 1790

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Popillia bipunctata, the yellow shining leaf chafer, [2] is a species of scarab beetle.

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Description

Body length 14 mm, smooth and elongate in shape with quite stout black legs. Pronotum is shining black, while elytra are orange.

Distribution

This species has an afrotropical distribution range (East Africa, Ethiopia, Cape, Congo). [1]

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