Atrichiana placida
| Atrichiana placida | |
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| Atrichiana placida ssp. algoensis on Vachellia kosiensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Atrichiana |
| Species: | A. placida
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| Binomial name | |
| Atrichiana placida (Boheman, 1857)
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Atrichiana placida, commonly called the velvety east coast fruit chafer, is a species of flower chafer beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is endemic to the south-eastern coast of Southern Africa.[1]
Distribution
Atrichiana placida is found in the afrotropical regions of South Africa; in KwaZulu-Natal and in southern Mozambique.[2]
References
- ^ "Velvety East Coast Fruit Chafer (Atrichiana placida)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "Atrichiana placida (Boheman, 1857) | COL". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2025-06-10.