| Dicronorrhina micans | |
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| Dicronorrhina micans, male and female. Mounted specimen at the National Museum (Prague) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Cetoniinae |
| Genus: | Dicronorrhina |
| Species: | D. micans |
| Binomial name | |
| Dicronorrhina micans (Drury, 1773) |
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Dicronorrhina micans is a species of beetles belonging to the Scarabaeidae family, Cetoniinae subfamily.
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Dicronorrhina micans is the largest of its genus. It reaches about 40–60 millimetres (1.6–2.4 in) of length in the males, while the females are slightly smaller, reaching about 40–50 millimetres (1.6–2.0 in) of length. The basic colour is metallic green with a golden or bluish shade. The males have a "T"-shaped, flat horn in the forehead.
The females lay the eggs in the substrate. After about two weeks appear the larvae, that need about five months to develop, while the development of the chrysalids takes about 2 months. As the adult beetles can live approximately three months, the full life cycle will take about ten months. These beetles are active in the daytime and feed on nectar and overripe fruits.
These beetles are mainly present in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Camerun and in Uganda.