ColeopteraColeoptera Index Amarygmus sp Anoplognathus sp Aphanestes gymnopleura Buprestidae Carphurus Cerambycidae Chalcopteroides (Chalcopterus Beetle) Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) Coleoptera (Beetles) Curculionidae Dung Beetle Eretes australis Helea scaphiformis Hydrophilus Ladybirds (Beetles) Lepidiota Lucanidae Lycidae Neospades sp Omorgus Paropsine Beetle Paropsisterna sp Phorticosomus sp Protaetia fusca Pterohelaeus sp Rhipiceridae Scarabaeidae Tenebrionidae Xylophilostenus octophyllus

Aphanestes gymnopleura, described with the common name of Reddish-brown Flower Beetle, was found on the flowers of the Eucalyptus prava.

The species Aphanestes gymnopleura is know to have colour variation from black to reddish brown.

Aphanestes gymnopleura, Glen Aplin QLD © Marc Newman
Aphanestes gymnopleura, Glen Aplin QLD © Marc Newman
Aphanestes gymnopleura, Glen Aplin QLD © Marc Newman
Aphanestes gymnopleura, Glen Aplin QLD © Marc Newman
Aphanestes gymnopleura, Glen Aplin QLD © Marc Newman
Aphanestes gymnopleura, Glen Aplin QLD © Marc Newman

Following is the same black variety of the same species on Leptospermum.

Aphanestes gymnopleura, Glen Aplin QLD © Marc Newman
Aphanestes gymnopleura, Glen Aplin QLD © Marc Newman

The following Aphanestes gymnopleura (Brown Flower Chafer) has red spots/patch on the pronotum.

Aphanestes gymnopleura (Brown Flower Chafer), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Aphanestes gymnopleura (Brown Flower Chafer), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Aphanestes gymnopleura (Brown Flower Chafer), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Aphanestes gymnopleura (Brown Flower Chafer), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Coleoptera
  • Suborder: Polyphaga
  • Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea
  • Family: Scarabaeidae
  • Subfamily: Cetoniinae
  • Tribe: Schizorhinini
  • Genus: Alphanesthes
  • Species: Aphanestes gymnopleura

Footnote & References

  1. Aphanestes gymnopleura © Marc Newman, Flickr
  2. Reddish-brown Flower Beetle – Aphanestes gymnopleura, Brisbane Insects and Spiders, https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_scarabs/ReddishBrownFlowerBeetle.htm
  3. Aphanesthes Kraatz, 1880, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https:/biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/96086ae3-6a20-4a70-b8a4-0d9c912a86b6
  4. Genus Aphanesthes, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/894369-Aphanesthes

ColeopteraColeoptera Index Amarygmus sp Anoplognathus sp Aphanestes gymnopleura Buprestidae Carphurus Cerambycidae Chalcopteroides (Chalcopterus Beetle) Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) Coleoptera (Beetles) Curculionidae Dung Beetle Eretes australis Helea scaphiformis Hydrophilus Ladybirds (Beetles) Lepidiota Lucanidae Lycidae Neospades sp Omorgus Paropsine Beetle Paropsisterna sp Phorticosomus sp Protaetia fusca Pterohelaeus sp Rhipiceridae Scarabaeidae Tenebrionidae Xylophilostenus octophyllus

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