Oxythyrea

The genus Oxythyrea consists of a number of chafer beetle species. Members are typically about 10–15 mm in size, and are usually black with white dots or lines on the thorax, elytra, and abdomen; each species has its own distinctive pattern. Oxythyrea are active during the day, and are often found on flowers, feeding.

Oxythyrea
Oxythyrea cinctella
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Oxythyrea

Mulsant, 1842

Species

  • Oxythyrea abigail
  • Oxythyrea albopicta
  • Oxythyrea cinctella
  • Oxythyrea cinctelloides
  • Oxythyrea densata
  • Oxythyrea dulcis
  • Oxythyrea funesta
  • Oxythyrea groenbechi
  • Oxythyrea guttifera
  • Oxythyrea noemi
  • Oxythyrea pantherina
  • Oxythyrea producta
  • Oxythyrea subcalva
  • Oxythyrea tripolitana

Some of the species are often classified in a closely related genus Leucocelis.


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