Potosia cuprea olivacea

Potosia cuprea olivacea

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae

Protaetia cuprea, also known as the copper chafer, is a species of chafer in the family Scarabaeidae. This species is also known as the rose chafer and has a wide geographic distribution, extending from Canary Islands, Portugal, and Spain to the west towards Vladivostok in the Russian Far East, Mongolia, and North China. This species forages for pollen from flowers and fruits, such as apples, from trees.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

France

Sources and credits

DescriptionProtaetia cuprea, Wikipedia contributors

Potosia cuprea olivacea

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