Chlorocala africana is a species of flower beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Chlorocala |
| Species: | C. africana
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| Chlorocala africana (Drury, 1773)
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Description
editChlorocala africana can reach a length of about 19–24 millimetres (0.75–0.94 in). This species is the most common of the genus Chlorocala. It has an elongated body with various shades of iridescent green, red or purple colours that can also show reflectance in the near-infrared range of the spectrum,[1] and this variation has led many authors to describe numerous subspecies of doubtful taxonomic validity.
Distribution
editThis species occurs in the afrotropical region (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo).
Gallery
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Chlorocala africana from Uganda -
Chlorocala africana from Democratic Republic of the Congo -
Chlorocala africana. Museum specimen -
Chlorocala africana -
References
edit- ^ Mielewczik, Michael; Liebisch, Frank; Walter, Achim; Greven, Hartmut (2012). "Near-Infrared (NIR)-Reflectance in Insects – Phenetic Studies of 181 Species" (PDF). Entomologie heute. 23: 183–215.