Protaetia speciosa
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| P.s. jousselini at Prague's National Museum (top), P.s. cyanochlora at Entomica Insectarium (bottom) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Protaetia |
| Species: | P. speciosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Protaetia speciosa (Adams, 1817)
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Protaetia speciosa is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae and subfamily Cetoniinae.
Description[edit]
Protaetia speciosa can reach a body length of about 23–30 mm (0.9–1.2 in). The basic colour of the body typically is metallic golden-green, but depending on subspecies sometimes red or blue. Adults can be found from May to October, with a peak in June–August. These beetles feed primarily on tree sap and fruits. The larvae develop in rotten wood of deciduous trees, mainly oak and willow.
Distribution[edit]
This flower beetle is present in the Near East and far southeastern Europe, in northern Iraq, Syria, northern Iran, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, southernmost Russia and Romania.
Habitat[edit]
This beetle lives in deciduous forests, in plains and mountains.
Subspecies[edit]
- Protaetia speciosa cyanochlora Schauer, 1941
- Protaetia speciosa jousselini (Gory & Percheron, 1833)
- Protaetia speciosa speciosa (Adams, 1817)
- Protaetia speciosa venusta (Ménétriès, 1836)