''Stephanorrhina'' is a genus of the family

Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 35,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change. Several groups formerly tre ...

, subfamily

Cetoniinae Flower chafers are a group of scarab beetles comprising the subfamily Cetoniinae. Many species are diurnal and visit flowers for pollen and nectar, or to browse on the petals. Some species also feed on fruit. The group is also called fruit and ...

and tribe

Goliathini Flower chafers are a group of scarab beetles comprising the subfamily Cetoniinae. Many species are diurnal and visit flowers for pollen and nectar, or to browse on the petals. Some species also feed on fruit. The group is also called fruit and ...

Description and distribution

The basic colours of the species belonging to this genus vary from purple to light-green, usually with bright white spots in the

elytra An elytron (; ; : elytra, ) is a modified, hardened forewing of beetles (Coleoptera), though a few of the true bugs (Hemiptera) such as the family Schizopteridae are extremely similar; in true bugs, the forewings are called hemelytra (sometime ...

. The species can reach about in length. Usually males have two small and two large horns (

sexual dimorphism Sexual dimorphism is the condition where sexes of the same species exhibit different Morphology (biology), morphological characteristics, including characteristics not directly involved in reproduction. The condition occurs in most dioecy, di ...

). Life cycle from egg to imago takes about six-eight months, with two-four months in cocoon stage. They are present in

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, SW

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and

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List of species

* '' Stephanorrhina adelpha'' Kolbe, 1897 * '' Stephanorrhina bella'' (Waterhouse, 1879) * '' Stephanorrhina guttata'' (Olivier, 1789) * '' Stephanorrhina haroldi'' Kolbe, 1892 * '' Stephanorrhina isabellae'' Allard, 1990 * '' Stephanorrhina julia'' (Waterhouse, 1879) * '' Stephanorrhina neumanni'' (Kolbe, 1897) * '' Stephanorrhina princeps'' Oberthür, 1880 * '' Stephanorrhina simillima'' (Westwood, 1842) * '' Stephanorrhina simplex'' Péringuey, 1907 * '' Stephanorrhina tibialis'' (Waterhouse, 1879)

References

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q7608470 Cetoniinae Scarabaeidae genera