Subject: Yellow & black beetle
Location: Zimbabwe
November 21, 2014 5:48 am
hiya!!! Here’s hoping you can identify this bug. Seen in the eastern area (mutare) of Zimbabwe in late November (summer/rainy season). Looking forward to hearing from you!!!!
Signature: Ange
Dear Ange,
This beautiful Scarab is an Orange Spotted Fruit Chafer, Mecynorrhina passerinii, and it is pictured on Biodiversity Explorer as well as on Meloidae.com. Finally, iSpot is a wonderful place to look up South African insects. The horns indicate your individual is a male.