Cape Protea Chafer

Trichostetha capensis · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Scarabaeidae

Also called: Brunia Chafer, Spotted Protea Flower Chafer

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Cape Protea Chafer
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA

The Cape Protea chafer, also called the brunia beetle, is a flower scarab beetle. It lives only in South Africa, specifically in the Cape Floristic Region.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

This beetle occurs in the Cape Floristic Region.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is endemic to South Africa.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Cape Protea Chafer photo 3
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA

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/Trichostetha_capensis

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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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