Popillia bipunctata
Appearance
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
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Binomial name | |
Popillia bipunctata Fabricius, 1787
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Popillia bipunctata , the yellow shining leaf chafer,[2] is a species of scarab beetle.
Description
[edit]Body length 14 mm, smooth and elongate in shape with quite stout black legs. Pronotum is shining black, while elytra are orange.
Distribution
[edit]This species has an afrotropical distribution range (East Africa, Ethiopia, Cape, Congo).[1]
References
[edit]- Fabricius J.C. (1787) Mantissa insectorum sistens eorum species nuper detectas adiectis characteribus genericis, differentiis specificis, emendationibus, observationibus. Tom.I, Christ.Gottl.Proft., Hafniae :1-348