Chalcothea smaragdina

Chalcothea smaragdina
Chalcothea smaragdina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Cetoniinae
Genus:	Chalcothea
Species:	C. smaragdina
Binomial name
Chalcothea smaragdina (Gory & Percheron, 1833)
Synonyms
Chalcothea miksici Pavicevic, 1987 Chalcothea neglecta Ritsema, 1882 Chalcothea smaragdula Burmeister, 1842 Macronota smaragdina Gory & Percheron, 1833

Chalcothea smaragdina is a species of flower chafer belonging to the family scarab beetles.^{[1] [2]}

Description[]

Chalcothea smaragdina can reach a length of 27–30 millimetres (1.1–1.2 in).^[3] The body is oblong, with distinct "neck" between head and pronotum. Elytra are metallic green and much broader than pronotum.

Distribution[]

This species is present in the Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Sumatra).^[4]

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• Macroid