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Moving from flower to flower to feed on pollen, these beautiful scarab beetles act as pollinators.  Male striped love beetles have forked horns they use in shoving matches for food or combat for females.

striped love beetle

Did You Know?

Their shells seem to have a prismatic quality, refracting the ambient light to give the green of their carapace a rainbow tint.

Quick Facts

Latin Name:
Eudicella gralli

Range:
Uganda

Habitat:
Tropical scrubland

Zoo Location:
World of the Insect

Diet:
Rotting fruit, pollen and tree sap