Protaetia speciosa

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

Protaetia speciosa
Protaetia speciosa jousselini at National Museum (Prague)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:
Cetoniinae
Genus:
Protaetia
Species:
P. speciosa
Binomial name
Protaetia speciosa
(Adams, 1817)
Synonyms
  • Cetonischema speciosa (Adams, 1817)

Description

Protaetia speciosa can reach a body length of about 23–30 millimetres (0.91–1.18 in). The basic colour of the body is golden-green, sometimes bright red. 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. The full life cycle lasts 3.4 years.

Distribution

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

Habitat

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

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

References
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