Theodosia viridiaurata

Theodosia viridiaurata are beetles from the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae, tribe Phaedimini.

Theodosia viridiaurata
Theodosia viridiaurata from Borneo. Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Theodosia
Species:	T. viridiaurata
Binomial name
Theodosia viridiaurata (Bates, 1889)
Synonyms
Helionica denticornis Kraatz, 1898 Helionica waterstradtii Kraatz, 1898 Helionica westwoodi Thomson, 1880 Prigenia viridiaurata Bates, 1889

Description

Theodosia viridiaurata can reach a length of 38–52 millimetres (1.5–2.0 in). The basic colour of the body is metallic green, but the elytra may be coppery or golden coloured. These scarab beetles bear a long lower horn and a second long horn on the pronotum. These impressive horns are usually reddish or purplish.

Distribution

This quite rare species can be found in Eastern Borneo.

References

• Global species
• Catalogue of Life
• Zipcodezoo

External links

• Theodosia viridiaurata on Flickr