Plaesiorrhina cinctuta

Plaesiorrhina cinctuta
Plaesiorrhina cinctuta from Uganda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Plaesiorrhina
Species: P. cinctuta
Binomial name
Plaesiorrhina cinctuta
(Voet, 1779)

Plaesiorrhina cinctuta is a beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.

Description

Plaesiorrhina cinctuta can reach a length of 22–25 millimetres (0.87–0.98 in). The basic colour is dark green, with a transversal orange band on the elytra.

Distribution

This species can be found in the Afrotropical region (mainly in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Tanzania and Uganda).

References


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