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Protaetia aurichalcea, Family: Cetoniidae

Flower chafers are a group of scarab beetles, comprising the subfamily Cetoniinae. Many species are diurnal and visit flowers for pollen and nectar, or to browse on the petals. Some species also feed on fruit. The group is also called fruit and flower chafers, flower beetles and flower scarabs. There are around 4,000 species, many of them still undescribed.

Protaetia is a genus of beetles of the family Scarabeidae, occurring primarily in Asia, and containing over 300 species.
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Source Flower chafer beetle. Tribe: Cetoniini
Author arian.suresh from Chennai, India
Camera location13° 02′ 16.79″ N, 80° 14′ 24.85″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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