31 observations
Flamboyant Flower Beetle
Eudicella gralli
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia βΊPhylum: Arthropoda βΊClass: Insecta βΊOrder: Coleoptera βΊFamily: Scarabaeidae βΊGenus: Eudicella
About
Eudicella gralli, sometimes called the flamboyant flower beetle or striped love beetle, is a brightly coloured member of the scarab beetle family, in the subfamily known as flower beetles. Their shells seem to have a prismatic quality, refracting the ambient light to give the green of their carapace a rainbow tint. This species of flower beetle lives in the rainforests of Africa, where it feeds on the nectar and pollen of flowers, but is popular in...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Flamboyant Flower Beetle is Eudicella gralli.
- Flamboyant Flower Beetle belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Flamboyant Flower Beetle belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.
- Flamboyant Flower Beetle belongs to the class Insecta.
- Flamboyant Flower Beetle belongs to the order Coleoptera.
- Flamboyant Flower Beetle belongs to the family Scarabaeidae.
- Flamboyant Flower Beetle belongs to the genus Eudicella.