Chalcothea smaragdina
| Chalcothea smaragdina | |
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| Chalcothea smaragdina | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Cetoniinae |
| Genus: | Chalcothea |
| Species: | C. smaragdina |
| Binomial name | |
| Chalcothea smaragdina (Gory & Percheron, 1833) | |
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Chalcothea smaragdina is a species of flower chafer belonging to the family scarab beetles. [1] [2]
Description
Chalcothea smaragdina can reach a length of 27–30 millimetres (1.1–1.2 in). [3] The body is oblong, with distinct "neck" between head and pronotum. Elytra are metallic green and much broader than pronotum.
Distribution
This species is present in the Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Sumatra). [4]
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