| Dicronorrhina | |
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| Mating Dicronorrhina derbyana, at the Montreal Insectarium | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Cetoniinae |
| Genus: | Dicronorrhina Burmeister, 1842 |
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Dicronorrhina is a genus of beetles belonging to the Scarabaeidae family, Cetoniinae subfamily.
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The species of the genus Dicronorrhina reach about 40–60 millimetres (1.6–2.4 in) of length. The basic The basic colour of the body is metallic green, with white stripes in some species. The male has a "T"-shaped, flat horn in the forehead. The larvae live in the soil on decaying vegetal material. The development will take 8-9 months, and the adult beetles can live 3-4 months, so that there is one generation per year.
This genus is widespread in Africa at south of Sahara.
There are fourspecies in this genus: