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Marbled Rose-chafer
Protaetia marmorata
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Copper ChaferProtaetia cuprea
European Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
Oriental Flower BeetleProtaetia orientalis
Mediterranean Spotted ChaferOxythyrea funesta
Protaetia brevitarsis
Protaetia fieberi
Dark Flower ScarabEuphoria sepulcralis
Speckled Rose ChaferProtaetia morio
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 4,346 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 4,346 |
| Russia | 516 |
| Ukraine | 157 |
| Poland | 128 |
| Germany | 95 |
| Lithuania | 56 |
| Moscow Oblast | 54 |
| Czechia | 53 |
| Austria | 50 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Beetles · Coleoptera |
| Family | Scarabs · Scarabaeidae |
| Genus | Protaetia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Marbled Rose-chafer with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.