Bug FAQEastern Variable Fruit Chafer
Elaphinis irrorata · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Scarabaeidae
Adults are about 10.5 to 12.5 mm long (0.41 to 0.49 in). The beetle’s colour varies widely, often bronze-green with white bands or spots that may be rubbed off, and males usually lack elytral spots but keep a white band on the pronotum. It occurs in South Africa, specifically in KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape and Limpopo.
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How to recognize it
Colour ranges from bronze-rufescent to greenish bronze with white bands or macules that can fade or be rubbed off. Males often lack elytral bands or spots, but always show a lateral white band on the pronotum.
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Size
Adults measure roughly 10.5 to 12.5 mm in length.
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Where it lives
Found in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Limpopo provinces.
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Where it comes from
Native to South Africa, recorded from KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Limpopo.
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Questions people ask
Where is the Eastern Variable Fruit Chafer found?
It lives in South Africa, especially in KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape and Limpopo.
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaphinis_irrorata
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