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CYPROLAIS AURATA

FLOWER BEETLE

CLEAR RESIN ENCAPSULATION

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Classification

Phylum Arthropoda

Class Insecta

Order Coleoptera

Suborder Polyphaga

Family Scarabaeidae

Subfamily Cetoniinae

Tribe Goliathini

Subtribe Coryphocerina

Genus Eudicella

Subgenus Cyprolais

Species C. Aurata

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CYPROLAIS AURATA

Eudicella is a genus of small to medium beetles in the subfamily Cetoniidae, belonging to the wider family Scarabaeidae. They are distributed throughout the Afrotropical realm, including South Africa, Rwanda and Zimbabwe.

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.

By morphological characters, the adults can be separated from the other scarabs by the combination of the following characters: epipleuron easily recognizable, border lateral of elytra sinuate and antennal insertion visible from above. Twelve tribes are presently recognized: Cetoniini, Cremastocheilini, Diplognathini, Goliathini, Gymnetini, Phaedimini, Schizorhinini, Stenotarsiini, Taenioderini, Trichiini, Valgini, and Xiphoscelidini.The tribe Gymnetini is the biggest of the American tribes, and Goliathini contains the largest species, and is mainly found in the rainforest regions of Africa.


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