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| | Brown Flower Beetle - Glycyphana stolata
Subfamily Cetoniinae
- This page contains information and pictures about Brown Flower Beetles that
we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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 - Body length 15mm
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- Beetle is feeding on nectar in gum tree flowers. This beetle will feed
on nectar of various native plants during summer.
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- Above pictures were taken in October, late spring or early summer in
Brisbane. During early to mid summer, they are common in Brisbane
backyard and bush.
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- Like most other beetles, this beetle employ the drop
and play death tactic to escape. We usually put our hand under the beetle
when we come close to it. Most of the time it will drop onto our hand. After a
minute or two, it will turn over and slowly walk away.
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- Reference:
- 1. Beetles of Australia - Trevor J Hawkeswood, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1987,
p39.
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