Biology:Theodosia viridiaurata

Short description: Species of beetle

Theodosia viridiaurata
Theodosia viridiaurata from Borneo. Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Cetoniinae
Tribe:	Phaedimini
Genus:	Theodosia
Species:	T. viridiaurata
Binomial name
Theodosia viridiaurata (Bates, 1889)
Synonyms
Helionica denticornis Kraatz, 1898 Helionica waterstradtii Kraatz, 1898 Helionica westwoodi Thomson, 1880 Prigenia viridiaurata Bates, 1889

Theodosia viridiaurata are beetles from the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae, tribe Phaedimini.

Description

Theodosia viridiaurata can reach a length of 38–52 millimetres (1.5–2.0 in). The basic colour of the body is metallic green, but the elytra may be coppery or golden coloured. These scarab beetles bear a long lower horn and a second long horn on the pronotum. These impressive horns are usually reddish or purplish.

Distribution

This quite rare species can be found in Eastern Borneo.

References

• Global species
• Catalogue of Life
• Zipcodezoo

External links

• Theodosia viridiaurata on Flickr

Wikidata ☰ Q7734675 entry