Mango Flower Beetle

Protaetia acuminata

Description

Protaetia acuminata males are slenderer and more elongate in appearance than females. It is brownish black with long brown elytra. The elytral pattern consists of cream-colored patches with an iridescent copper luster, each individual has elytral pattern variability.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

-

Ar

Arboreal

He

Herbivore

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Insecta

ORDER

:

Coleoptera

FAMILY

:

Scarabaeidae

GENUS

:

Protaetia

SPECIES

:

Protaetia acuminata

Distribution

Protaetia acuminate could be found on flowering plants area or area with mangos plantation.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam, Thailand, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Habits and Lifestyle

Protaetia acuminata usually found flying near flowering plant or near mango trees.

Lifestyle

Arboreal

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Protaetia acuminata feeding on the nectar, pollen, fruit, flowers and leaves of Mango plants.

Diet : Herbivore

Population

Population status : Not Evaluated (NE)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/356974593_SHORT_COMMUNICATION_ELYTRAL_PATTERN_OBSERVATIONS_AND_ECOLOGICAL_NOTES_OF_THE_FLOWER_CHAFER_Protaetia_acuminata_FABRICIUS_COLEOPTERA_SCARABAEIDAE_CETONIINAE_FROM_SINGAPORE
  2. https://www.thailandnatureproject.com/protaetia-acuminata.html
  3. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/357430957_Biodiversity_Record_Mango_flower_beetles_Protaetia_acuminata_feeding_on_a_mushroom