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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Fruit and Flower Chafers (Cetoniinae) » Trichiini » Trichiotinus » Trichiotinus lunulatus

Species Trichiotinus lunulatus

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · See Also · Print References · Works Cited

Emerald (or coppery) Flower Scarab - Trichiotinus lunulatus

Trichiotinus lunulatus (Fabricius) - Trichiotinus lunulatus

Flower Chafer Beetle? - Trichiotinus lunulatus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

Superfamily Scarabaeoidea

Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)

Subfamily Cetoniinae (Fruit and Flower Chafers)

Tribe Trichiini

Genus Trichiotinus

Species lunulatus (Trichiotinus lunulatus)

Other Common Names

Emerald Flower Scarab, Metallic Green Flower Scarab

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Trichiotinus lunulatus (Fabricius)

Orig. Comb: Trichius lunulatus Fabricius 1775

Explanation of Names

lunulatus - refers to moon-shaped marks on pygidium, presumably.

Size

7-11 mm

Identification

Usually green, occasionally coppery or even blue. Very similar to T. bibens, but more southeastern in range. Generally less hairy, has V-shaped callus on head. Legs usually green or dark, not brown. Cretaceous (chalky) spots on pygidium not usually concealed by hairs: (1)

Range

se US (TX-FL-MD-MO) - Map (2), concentration of records in c. to e. TX

Habitat

Meadows, fields, etc. with flowers, near woodlands

Season

April-July (BG data)

Food

Pollen and/or nectar from a variety of flowers.

Life Cycle

Larvae unknown(?) but likely feeds in decaying wood, as do related beetles.

See Also

Trichiotinus bibens (Fabricius)

- Range: ne US

Print References

Harpootlian, pp. 122-123, gives description, keys for identification. (1)

Brimley, p. 208, reports April-June for North Carolina. (3)

Works Cited

1.	Scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of South Carolina Phillip J. Harpootlian. 2001. Clemson University Public Service.

2.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

3.	Insects of North Carolina C.S. Brimley. 1938. North Carolina Department of Agriculture.

Contributed by Cotinis on 27 July, 2004 - 8:04am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 20 April, 2022 - 4:39pm

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