Bumspot Chafer

Popillia bipunctata · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Scarabaeidae

Also called: Two-spotted Chafer, Yellow Shining Leaf Chafer

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Bumspot Chafer
Photo: unknown, CC0

The beetle is about 14 mm long and has a smooth, elongated body with stout black legs. Its back is orange while the area behind the head is a shiny black. It originates from the Afrotropical region, including East Africa, Ethiopia, the Cape, and the Congo.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

The pronotum is glossy black and the elytra are orange.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Body length is roughly 14 mm and the legs are stout and black.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is native to the Afrotropical zone, found in East Africa, Ethiopia, the Cape and the Congo.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Bumspot Chafer photo 3
Photo: Robert Taylor, CC BY
Bumspot Chafer photo 4
Photo: Wynand Uys, 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/Popillia_bipunctata

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

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