Punctate Flower Chafer ( Polystigma punctata )









Punctate Flower Chafer, Polystigma punctata, on a fennel flowerhead. Swifts Creek, Victoria



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INSECT FACTS Identification

The Punctate Flower Chafer is a common beetle in eastern Australia during summer. It is a pale brown beetle with large black spots on the thorax and wing covers. The abdomen is yellowish with black bands and a few black spots on the rear end.



Size

length 20mm



Habitat

forest, woodland



Food

feeds on flowers



Breeding

The female Punctate Flower Chafer lays eggs in the ground. The larva develops in the ground where it pupates before emerging as an adult in summer.



Range

found from northern Queensland to central New South Wales







Classification

Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Family: Scarabaeidae Genus: Polystigma Species: punctata Common Name: Punctate Flower Chafer



