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Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 427 No. 427 |

Mediterranean Spotted Chafer
Mediterranean Spotted Chafer (Oxythyrea funesta) – species of family “Scarabs“

Oxythyrea funesta is a phytophagous beetle species belonging to the family Cetoniidae, subfamily Cetoniinae.

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„Mediterranean Spotted Chafer“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily