Flower chafer
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Rose chafer, Cetonia aurata
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Flower chafers are a group of scarab beetles, subfamily Cetoniinae. Many species are diurnal and visit flowers for pollen and nectar, or to browse on the petals. Some species also take fruit. The group is also called fruit and flower chafers, flower beetles and flower scarabs.
[edit] References
- Bartlett, Troy, et al. BugGuide
- Evans, Arthur W. Generic Guide to New World Scarabs
- White , Richard E. (1998). Beetles : A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-395-91089-7.