Oxythyrea is a genus of chafer beetles. Members are typically about 10–15 mm in size, and are usually black with white dots or lines on the thorax, elytra, and abdomen; each species has its own distinctive pattern. Oxythyrea are active during the day, and are often found on flowers, feeding.
Oxythyrea | |
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Oxythyrea cinctella | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Subfamily: | Cetoniinae |
Tribe: | Cetoniini |
Genus: | Oxythyrea Mulsant, 1842 |
Species
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- Oxythyrea abigail
- Oxythyrea albopicta
- Oxythyrea cinctella
- Oxythyrea cinctelloides
- Oxythyrea densata
- Oxythyrea dulcis
- Oxythyrea funesta
- Oxythyrea groenbechi
- Oxythyrea guttifera
- Oxythyrea noemi
- Oxythyrea pantherina
- Oxythyrea producta
- Oxythyrea subcalva
- Oxythyrea tripolitana
Some of the species are often classified in a closely related genus Leucocelis.