Trichostetha capensis

Trichostetha capensis, also known as the brunia beetle^[2] and the Cape Protea chafer,^[3] is an afrotropical species of flower scarab beetle endemic to South Africa, where it occurs in the Cape Floristic Region.^[1]

Trichostetha capensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Trichostetha
Species:	T. capensis
Binomial name
Trichostetha capensis (Linnaeus, 1758)[1]
Synonyms
Cetonia propinqua Gory & Percheron, 1833 Scarabaeus albopunctatus De Geer, 1778 Scarabaeus barbatulus Voet, 1779 Trichostetha bicolor Péringuey, 1907 - sometimes consider a valid separate species—see Trichostetha bicolor Trichostetha capensis oweni Allard, 1992