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Protaetia metallica (Herbst, 1782)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Arthropoda - arthropods »  class Insecta - insects »  order Coleoptera - beetles »  family Scarabaeidae - scarabs »  genus Protaetia »  subgenus Potosia

Scientific synonyms

Cetonia metallica Herbst, 1782 o
Protaetia cuprea metallica (Herbst, 1782)
Protaetia (Potosia) metallica (Herbst, 1782)
Potosia cuprea metallica (Herbst, 1782)
Potosia metallica (Herbst, 1782)
Protaetia (Potosia) cuprea metallica (Herbst, 1782)
Cetonia excisa Fieber, 1831
Cetonia floricola Herbst, 1790
Cetonia ottomana Blanchard, 1842
Cetonia sexundulata Petagna, 1819

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Similar species

Protaetia cuprea obscura (Andersch, 1797)
Body larger; pronotum laterally regularly rounded; elytra more parallel-sided, with fine to no punctures at the sides of the scutellum.
Larval development in decaying trees.
Protaetia fieberi (Kraatz, 1880)
Elytra with oblique impression on the disc and fine punctures at the sides of the scutellum. Knees without white spot.
Larval development in decaying trees.

Included taxa

Number of records: 3

subspecies Protaetia metallica daurica (Motschulsky, 1860)

Protaetia metallica daurica

subspecies Protaetia metallica metallica (Herbst, 1782)

Protaetia metallica metallica

subspecies Protaetia metallica volhyniensis (Gory & Percheron, 1833)

Links and literature

EN de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.): Fauna Europaea 2.4 [http://www.faunaeur.org] [as Protaetia (Potosia) cuprea metallica (Herbst, 1782)]
Data retrieved on: 9 March 2012
CZ EN Zahradník P. (2017): Seznam brouků (Coleptera) České republiky a Slovenska, Lesnická práce, s.r.o. [as "metalica" = Protaetia (Potosia) cuprea metallica (Herbst, 1782)]
Data retrieved on: 6 June 2020
CZ Juřena D, Týr V. (2008): Seznam listorohých brouků (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) České republiky a Slovenska, Klapalekiana, 44 (Suppl.): 3-15 [as Protaetia (Potosia) cuprea metallica (Herbst, 1782)]
Data retrieved on: 25 June 2016

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