Torynorrhina flammea
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{{Taxobox
| name = Torynorrhina flammea
| image = Torynorrhina flammea (UR1).jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = Torynorrhina flammea from zoological collections of University of Rennes 1
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Arthropoda
| classis = Insecta
| ordo = Coleoptera
| familia = Scarabaeidae
| subfamilia = Cetoniinae
| genus = Torynorrhina
| species = T. flammea
| binomial = Torynorrhina flammea
| binomial_authority = (Gestro, 1888)
| synonyms =
- Rhomborrhina flammea Gestro, 1888
- Rhomborrhina flammea var. cariana Gestro, 1891
}}
Torynorrhina flammea is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae.
Description
Torynorrhina flammea can reach a body length of about {{convert|30|-|35|mm}}. In the females tibia of fore legs are wider. This species is characterized by great variability in colours (cobalt blue, emerald green, scarlet red, etc.).
Distribution
This flower beetle is present in Thailand, Assam, Malaysia and China.
It has been recorded feeding on sorghum in India.{{cite book|last=Kalaisekar|first=A|title=Insect pests of millets: systematics, bionomics, and management|publisher=Elsevier|publication-place=London|year=2017|isbn=978-0-12-804243-4|oclc=967265246}}
Subspecies
- Torynorrhina flammea cariana (Gestro, 1891)
- Torynorrhina flammea flammea (Gestro, 1888)
- Torynorrhina flammea incisa Arrow, 1910
- Torynorrhina flammea malayana Miksic, 1980
- Torynorrhina flammea chicheryi, Ruter, 1980 (sometimes considered a species - Torynorrhina chicheryi)
Gallery
File:Torynorrhina flammea.JPG|Female of Torynorrhina flammea
File:Torynorrhina flammea chicheryi and Formica Rufa Richard Bartz.jpg|Torynorrhina flammea chicheryi
File:Cetoniidae Torynorrhina.jpg|Torynorrhina flammea chicheryi
References
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- [https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id884971/ Biolib]
- [https://archive.today/20130210063119/http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/T/Torynorrhina_flammea/ Zipcodezoo]
- [http://gni.globalnames.org/data_sources/33?page=48&search_term=ns%3ATOR* Global names]
- [http://www.flower-beetles.com/torynorrhina.html Flower beetles]
External links
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- [http://living-jewels.com/Torynorrhina_flammea.htm Living jewels]
- [http://www.animallifeforms.com/60502060773052/Beetles_-_Flower_Beetles__Torynorrhina_flammea__11052.aspx Animal life forms]
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