Japanese Drone Beetle

Pseudotorynorrhina japonica · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Scarabaeidae

Also called: Common Drone Beetle, Drone Beetle

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Japanese Drone Beetle
Photo: harum.koh, CC BY-SA

The Japanese Drone Beetle has emerald-green wings, sometimes showing a bronze tint. It is a large beetle known as kanabun and belongs to the species Pseudotorynorrhina japonica.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Its wings are emerald-green, with some individuals showing a bronze tinge.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

The beetle is large and has emerald-green wings, occasionally with a bronze hue.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is a large beetle species called kanabun (Pseudotorynorrhina japonica).

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Japanese Drone Beetle photo 2
Photo: MUNENORI YAMAKAWA, CC BY
Japanese Drone Beetle photo 3
Photo: Jiro Iguchi, CC BY
Japanese Drone Beetle photo 4
Photo: Matt Muir, CC BY
Japanese Drone Beetle photo 5
Photo: mami_t_t, CC BY

Same family (Scarabaeidae)

Japanese BeetleJapanese BeetlePopillia japonicaDamages trees, gardens or cropsCommon Green June BeetleCommon Green June BeetleCotinis nitidaDamages trees, gardens or cropsPhyllophaga crinitaPhyllophaga crinitaPhyllophaga crinitaDamages trees, gardens or cropsEuropean Rose ChaferEuropean Rose ChaferCetonia aurataMediterranean Spotted ChaferMediterranean Spotted ChaferOxythyrea funestaDamages trees, gardens or cropsOriental BeetleOriental BeetleExomala orientalisDamages trees, gardens or crops

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudotorynorrhina_japonica

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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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