| Eupoecila evanescens | |
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| E. evanescens ♂ dorsal view. Holotype. | |
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| E. evanescens ♂ lateral view. Holotype. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Cetoniinae |
| Tribe: | Schizorhinini |
| Genus: | Eupoecila |
| Species: | E. evanescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Eupoecila evanescens Lea, 1914 | |
Eupoecila evanescens, commonly known as the orange spot beetle is a member of the scarab beetle family from north-eastern Australia, belonging to genus Eupoecila.
Characteristics
The body of the beetle is black with numerous irregular orange spots, giving the species its characteristic name of orange spot beetle. Male orange spot beetles are slightly larger than the female orange spot beetles. Little is known about their mating behaviours. The abdomen of a mature beetle is 1 cm long.
Habitat
Orange spot beetles are mostly confined to two remote regions of north-eastern Australia.
References
- Lea, Arthur M. (1914). "Notes on Australian Cetonides: With a List of Species and Descriptions of Some New Ones". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 38: 154–155Pl. 6, Fig. 4; Pl. 13, Fig. 183.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "Species: Eupoecila evanescens Lea, 1914". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- "Eupoecila evanescens Lea 1914". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Eupoecila evanescens | |