Plaesiorrhina watkinsiana

Plaesiorrhina watkinsiana is a beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.[1]

Plaesiorrhina watkinsiana

Plaesiorrhina watkinsiana
Plaesiorrhina watkinsiana. Museum specimen
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P. watkinsiana
Binomial name
Plaesiorrhina watkinsiana
Lewis, 1879

Description

Plaesiorrhina watkinsiana can reach a length of 16–25 millimetres (0.63–0.98 in). The basic colour is dark green, with a transversal orange band on the elytra.[2]

Distribution

This species can be found in the Western and Central Afrotropical region (mainly in Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo.[3]

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