Dilochrosis balteata

Dilochrosis balteata
Dilochrosis balteata. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Cetoniinae
Genus: Dilochrosis
Species: D. balteata
Binomial name
Dilochrosis balteata
(Vollenhoven, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Phaeopharis balteata

Dilochrosis balteata, common name Red Spotted Chafer, is a beetle belonging to the Scarabaeidae family, Cetoniinae subfamily.[1]

Description

Dilochrosis balteata can reach a length of about 40–45 millimetres (1.6–1.8 in).

Distribution

This species is present in Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia.[2][3][4]

References


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