Pachnoda sinuata
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Pachnoda sinuata Rigout or Garden fruit chafer, is a species of beetle found in Africa from the Congo southwards.
Adult beetles feed on flowers and fruit, laying their eggs in manure and compost heaps or among plant roots. The pupae develop inside large, egg-shaped protective clay shells.
[edit] References
- Picker, Griffiths & Weaving - Field Guide to Insects of South Africa (Struik 2002) ISBN 1 77007 061 3
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