Euchroea coelestis

Euchroea coelestis is a species of beetles of the family Scarabaeidae and subfamily Cetoniinae.

Euchroea coelestis
Museum specimen of Euchroea coelestis coelestis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Cetoniinae
Genus:	Euchroea
Species:	E. coelestis
Binomial name
Euchroea colestis Burmeister, 1842

Subspecies

• Euchroea coelestis coelestis Burmeister, 1842
• Euchroea coelestis peyrierasi Ruter, 1973

Description

Euchroea coelestis can reach a body length of about 26–32 millimetres (1.0–1.3 in). The basic color of this flower beetle is black, with blue streaked elytra.

Distribution

This species can be found in Madagascar.

Gallery

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  Euchroea coelestis peyrierasi top view
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  Euchroea coelestis peyrierasi underside view

References

• Biolib
• Global Species Archived 2013-12-06 at the Wayback Machine