Eudicella frontalis is a beetle which belongs to the group of flower chafers in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea.[1][2]
| Eudicella frontalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Eudicella |
| Species: | E. frontalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Eudicella frontalis (Westwood, 1842)
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Appearance edit
A large (up to 45 millimeters), glossy, greenish flower chafer. Head, pronotum, and scutellum are sharply green, the cover wings green-yellow with sharp green seam strip and a greenish black slash. The male has a wide, slightly angular, red, Y-shaped horn in the forehead and a strong spike on either side of it.
Life edit
The males use their "horns" to fight for the females. Each male tries to tilt his opponent over his back by pushing the horn under him. As with most other Cetoniinae, the larvae develop in dark, dead wood, and the adult beetles often visit flowers. The species is linked to the forest.
Distribution edit
The species is found in Guinea, Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
References edit
- ^ "Eudicella frontalis - Coleoptera-Atlas.com". www.coleoptera-atlas.com. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Beetles of Africa - Beetle Details". www.beetlesofafrica.com. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- M. de Palma (October 2010). "Description of a new Eudicella daphnis (Buquet) from Eastern Africa (Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae)". Cetoniimania: 27–38.
- M. de Palma (March 2016). "Systematic catalogue of Eudicella White (based on De Palma, 2009 and 2010)".
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