Pachnoda marginata
Species of beetle
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Pachnoda marginata is a beetle from the subfamily Cetoniinae with a large number of subspecies that lives in west and central Africa. They are sometimes used as food for terrarium animals. The adult beetles are 20–30 mm, the larvae are very small when they hatch, but can grow as long as 60 mm. (2.36 in.) It is commonly called the sun beetle or Congo chafer beetle.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Pachnoda |
| Species: | P. marginata |
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| Pachnoda marginata (Drury, 1773) | |
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Description
The sun beetle comes in nine subspecies, the three common ones are: Pachnoda marginata aurantia, Pachnoda marginata marginata, Pachnoda marginata peregrina, with ranging colors. Pachnoda marginata aurantia comes from orange to a yellow-orange, some having a hue gradient towards the middle seen in diagram below. Pachnoda marginata marginata normally is red or crimson with little change between individuals. Pachnoda marginata peregrina, the more common amongst the subspecies, is a pale yellow or orange with brown spots; one spot being on the thorax and two spots on each elytra on each wing.
The larvae of the pachnoda can sometimes make a low snore-like noise when making their cocoons.[citation needed]
List of the described subspecies
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Life cycle
Gallery
Pachnoda marginata peregrina
Pachnoda marginata marginata
Pachnoda marginata aurantia
Pachnoda marginata aurantia from Guinea-Bissau. Male and female. Mounted specimen
Colour variation in P. marginata
References
- 1. Rigout (J.), 1989, The Beetles of the World, volume 9, Sciences Nat, Venette.
- 2. Rigout (J.), 1992, The Beetles of the World, volume 12, Sciences Nat, Venette.
External links
- Pachnoda marginata aurantia photos at Beetlespace.wz.cz
- Pachnoda marginata marginata photos at Beetlespace.wz.cz
- Pachnoda marginata peregrina photos at Beetlespace.wz.cz