Oxythyrea

Oxythyrea
Oxythyrea
Oxythyrea cinctella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Cetoniinae
Genus: Oxythyrea
Mulsant 1842

Genus Oxythyrea consists of a number of chafer beetle species. Members are typically about 0.5" in size, and are usually black with white dots or lines on the thorax, elytra, and abdomen. A particular pattern of dots is peculiar to the species. Oxythyrea beetles are active during the day, and are often found on flowers, feeding.

Species

Among others:

  • Oxythyrea abigail
  • Oxythyrea albopicta
  • Oxythyrea cinctella
  • Oxythyrea dulcis
  • Oxythyrea funesta
  • Oxythyrea muelleri
  • Oxythyrea noemi

Some of the species are often classified in a closely related genus Leucocelis.

Oxythyrea funesta


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