Eudicella smithii

Eudicella smithii
Eudicella smithii
Eudicella smithii, male and female. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Cetoniinae
Genus: Eudicella
Species: E. smithii
Binomial name
Eudicella smithii
(MacLeay, 1838)
Synonyms
  • Ceratorrhina smithi (MacLeay, 1838)
  • Cyprolais allardi (Ruter, 1978)
  • Eudicella euthalia natalensis Allard, 1985
  • Eudicella smithi allardi Ruter, 1978
  • Eudicella smithi allardiana Antoine, 1998
  • Goliathus smithi MacLeay, 1838
  • Eudicella smithi (MacLeay, 1838)
  • Eudicella smithi smithi (MacLeay, 1838)

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Eudicella smithii, the Jade headed buffalo beetle, is an insect of the scarab beetle family, in the subfamily known as flower beetles. [2]

Varietas

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Description

Eudicella smithii reaches about 25–40 millimetres (0.98–1.57 in) of length. The males have a Y-shaped forked horn in the forehead, typical of the entire genus and used in fighting over females and in defense of territory. The color of the pronotum can be reddish, green or blue. The elytra vary from ocher to yellowish and show a black spot on the shoulders and on the rear exterior angles. The legs are mostly reddish brown.

Distribution

This species can be found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa and Tanzania. [1]

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