Flower Beetle
Description:
Look who visited our Buddleia flowers in the garden yesterday! Chlorobapta frontalis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from the Cetoniinae subfamily. ID Brian Hanich WAMInformation from mypestguide "Rarely encountered in Western Australia but more often recorded from the eastern states, it is a widespread native. The adults feed on flowers and nectar, and are probably important native pollinators in the process. The larvae feed in rotten wood. "
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