Dischista rufa

Dischista rufa · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Scarabaeidae

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Dischista rufa
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA

The beetle is about 22-28 mm long and shows brown and green coloration. It lives on Acacia trees in southern and eastern Africa, including South Africa.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Its body is brown and green.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Adults measure roughly 22 to 28 mm in length.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It is commonly found on Acacia trees.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It occurs in South Africa. Its range also includes other parts of southern and eastern Africa.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Dischista rufa photo 3
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0
Dischista rufa photo 4
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA
Dischista rufa photo 5
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA
Dischista rufa photo 6
Photo: JMK, 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/Dischista_rufa

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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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