Bug FAQTiger Fruit Chafer
Atrichelaphinis tigrina · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Scarabaeidae
Also called: Tiger Flower Chafer
Adults are small beetles about 8.6 to 15 mm long, with orange-brown backs marked by black spots and often white fuzzy spots on the pronotum and scutellum. They live in parts of southern Africa and feed on many kinds of flowers and fruits.
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How to recognize it
The back is orange-brown and dull, showing distinct black markings especially on the head and pronotum. White, woolly spots are often present on the pronotum, scutellum and sometimes the wing covers.
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Size
Males measure about 8.6 to 15.2 mm and females about 9.6 to 15 mm in length.
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Where it lives
It is found in Angola, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
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Where it comes from
Its range includes Angola, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
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Questions people ask
What does the tiger fruit chafer eat?
It feeds on many kinds of flowers and fruits, from grasses up to large trees.
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Same family (Scarabaeidae)
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrichelaphinis_tigrina
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