Popillia bipunctata , the yellow shining leaf chafer,[2] is a species of scarab beetle.
Popillia bipunctata | |
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Popillia bipunctata from Mozambique | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Genus: | Popillia |
Species: | P. bipunctata
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Binomial name | |
Popillia bipunctata Fabricius, 1787
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Description
editBody length 14 mm, smooth and elongate in shape with quite stout black legs. Pronotum is shining black, while elytra are orange.
Distribution
editThis species has an afrotropical distribution range (East Africa, Ethiopia, Cape, Congo).[1]
References
edit- 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