Flower Chafer
Male: Emarginate Eye
Flower Chafer
Male: Middle Leg
| Flower Chafer Male: Emarginate Eye | | Flower Chafer Male: Middle Leg | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | |||
| Order: | Beetles (Coleoptera) | ||||
| Family: | Scarab Beetle (Scarabaeidae) | ||||
| Species: | Flower Chafer (Diaphonia dispar) | ||||
| This Photo: | Male: Antennae | ||||
| Other name: | Flower Beetle & Scarab Beetle | ||||
Thank you Mark Hura for identifying this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere About 23mm long. The only specimen we've seen was found dead on the ground. Basically a black beetle, with 2 "flame" stripes above, 2 orange spots on the rear, along with 4 paler orange/yellow spots on each side of the abdomen. The most interesting visual aspect of this beetle is it's sculptured elytra. The legs are wide and also have abnormally large appendages. We have found 3 specimens (2 dead) in Mar & Apr. | |||||
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