Pseudotorynorrhina japonica

Pseudotorynorrhina japonica, the drone beetle, also called kanabun (カナブン, 金蚊), is a large beetle species in the genus Pseudotorynorrhina.[1]

Pseudotorynorrhina japonica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Cetoniinae
Tribe: Goliathini
Subtribe: Coryphocerina
Genus: Pseudotorynorrhina
Species:
P. japonica
Binomial name
Pseudotorynorrhina japonica
(Hope, 1841)
Synonyms
  • Rhomborhina japonica Hope, 1841
  • Rhomborrhina japonica Hope, 1841

Appearance

It has emerald-green wings, although some have a bronze tinge.

References

  1. "Pseudotorynorrhina japonica". GBIF. Retrieved 2022-11-23.


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