Ischiopsopha wallacei yorkiana

More bugs from our back yard. We are moving house getting ready for the big trip. Currently Mandy and I are sleeping in the lounge room floor and when Mandy awoke and looked through the window, we spotted these little fellows.

Green Bugz

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Ischiopsopha wallacei yorkiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
Family:Scarabaeidae
Genus:Ischiopsopha
Species:I. wallacei yorkiana
Binomial name
Ischiopsopha wallacei yorkiana
(Janson, 1877)
Synonyms
Lomaptera yorkiana

Ischiopsopha wallacei yorkiana are beetles in Australia from the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae, tribe Schizorhinini.[1] It is a sub-species of Ischiopsopha wallacei.[2] The Cetoniinae scarabs are known as “flower chafers” as their main food is pollen and nectar sourced from flowers.

Description

Ischiopsopha wallacei can reach a length of about 30 mm. The beetles are an electric green colour, and have the tip of the scutellum visible.

Distribution

This species inhabits the Cape York Peninsula region of Australia.[3]

References

BiolibCatalogue of LifeGlobal species

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