Popillia bipunctata
| Popillia bipunctata | |
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| Popillia bipunctata from Mozambique | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Popillia |
| Species: | P. bipunctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Popillia bipunctata Fabricius, 1787 | |
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Popillia bipunctata, the Yellow Shining Leaf Chafer,[2] is a species of scarab beetles.
Description
Body is smooth and elongate in shape with quite stout black legs. Pronotum is shining black, while elytra are orange.
Distribution
This species has an afrotropical distribution range (East Africa, Ethiopia, Cape, Congo).[1]
References
- 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
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