Pachnoda savignyi
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Pachnoda savignyi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Genus: | Pachnoda |
Species: | P. savignyi
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Binomial name | |
Pachnoda savignyi | |
Synonyms | |
Gory & Percheron, 1833
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Pachnoda savignyi, the sun beetle, is a beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.[1][2]
Subspecies
- Pachnoda savignyi consentanea Schaum, 1844
- Pachnoda savignyi savignyi (Gory & Percheron, 1833)
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Description
Pachnoda savignyi can reach a length of about 23–25 millimetres (0.91–0.98 in).[4][5] These beetles have slightly flat, square robust bodies with a dark brown-and-yellow or orange colour pattern.
Distribution
This species can be found in North Africa (Morocco, Egypt, Senegal, Chad, and Mali).[2][4][5]
Etymology
The species name honours Marie Jules César Savigny.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Catalogue of life
- ^ a b GBIF
- ^ Biolib
- ^ a b Kaefer-der-welt
- ^ a b Beetles Space
- Gory M.H. & Percheron M.A. (1833) Monographie des Cétoines et genres voisins, formant dans les familles naturelles de Latreille, le division des Scarabées Mélitophiles, J.B.Baillière's editor. Paris :1-410
- Scarabs: World Scarabaeidae Database. Schoolmeesters P.,
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