Rhinocoeta turbida
| Rhinocoeta turbida | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Rhinocoeta |
| Species: | R. turbida |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinocoeta turbida (Boheman, 1860) | |
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Rhinocoeta turbida is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Mozambique, South Africa (Gauteng, North West, Limpopo) and Zimbabwe.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 13–19 mm (0.51–0.75 in). Males are very variable an the species is sexually dimorphic. The males are velutinous ochre to orange and black, with cretaceous areas on dorsum and venter. Females are shiny ochre to orange and black, without cretaceous areas.[3]
Life history
Both males and females fly by day and are not attracted to fruit bait or flowers.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Rhinocoeta (Haematonotus) turbida at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Holm, E. (1992). "Revision of the African Cetoniinae VI:Genera Rhinocoeta Burmeister, Xiphosceloides gen.nov. and Rhixiphloea Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 35 (27): 383–398. Retrieved May 19, 2026.