Popillia bipunctata

Popillia bipunctata , the yellow shining leaf chafer, is a species of scarab beetle.

Popillia bipunctata
Popillia bipunctata from Mozambique
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Popillia
Species:	P. bipunctata
Binomial name
Popillia bipunctata Fabricius, 1787
Synonyms
Popillia apicalis Kraatz, 1892 Popillia limbata Boheman, 1857 Scarabaeus punctulatus Linnaeus, 1790

Description

Body length 14 mm, smooth and elongate in shape with quite stout black legs. Pronotum is shining black, while elytra are orange.

Distribution

This species has an afrotropical distribution range (East Africa, Ethiopia, Cape, Congo).

References

• 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