Stephanorrhina guttata

Stephanorrhina guttata, common name spotted flower beetle, is a species of beetles of the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae and tribe Goliathini.

Stephanorrhina guttata
Stephanorrhina guttata. Mounted specimen at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Stephanorrhina
Species:	S. guttata
Binomial name
Stephanorrhina guttata (Olivier, 1789)

Description

Stephanorrhina guttata can reach about 25 millimetres (0.98 in) in length. It has a brilliant metallic green and red coloration, with white spots on the elytra.

Distribution

This species occurs in Cameroon and Nigeria.

Subspecies

• Stephanorrhina guttata aschantica Schürhoff, 1942
• Stephanorrhina guttata colini Schürhoff, 1942
• Stephanorrhina guttata insularis Allard, 1989
• Stephanorrhina guttata meridionalis Allard, 1991
• Stephanorrhina guttata uelensis Allard, 1991

References

• Biolib

External links

• Flower-beetles
• Goliathus
• Natural Worlds