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Protaetia speciosa

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Protaetia speciosa
P.s. jousselini at Prague's National Museum (top), P.s. cyanochlora at Entomica Insectarium (bottom)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Protaetia
Species:
P. speciosa
Binomial name
Protaetia speciosa
(Adams, 1817)
Synonyms
  • Cetonischema speciosa (Adams, 1817)

Protaetia speciosa is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae and subfamily Cetoniinae.

Description

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Protaetia speciosa can reach a body length of about 23–30 mm (0.9–1.2 in). The basic colour of the body typically is metallic golden-green, but depending on subspecies sometimes red or blue. Adults can be found from May to October, with a peak in June–August. These beetles feed primarily on tree sap and fruits. The larvae develop in rotten wood of deciduous trees, mainly oak and willow.

Distribution

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This flower beetle is present in the Near East and far southeastern Europe, in northern Iraq, Syria, northern Iran, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, southernmost Russia and Romania.

Habitat

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This beetle lives in deciduous forests, in plains and mountains.

Subspecies

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  • Protaetia speciosa cyanochlora Schauer, 1941
  • Protaetia speciosa jousselini (Gory & Percheron, 1833)
  • Protaetia speciosa speciosa (Adams, 1817)
  • Protaetia speciosa venusta (Ménétriès, 1836)

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