Description
The Mecynorhina torquata, or Giant Flower Beetle, is one of the world’s largest flower beetles from tropical Africa, known for its vibrant green color (often with white markings) and impressive size (males 55-85mm), with males possessing forked horns used in dominance fights, while adults eat nectar/fruit and larvae eat decaying plant matter
Scientific classification:
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Coleoptera (Beetles)
- Suborder: Polyphaga
- Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
- Family: Scarabaeidae (Scarab beetles)
- Subfamily: Cetoniinae (Flower beetles/Fruit chafers)
- Tribe: Goliathini (Goliath beetles)
- Genus: Mecynorhina
- Species: Mecynorhina torquata
If preferred, this piece can also be framed in a black or white minimalist shadowbox at the same price. With or without metal name label and with or without gold corner embellishments.
Please note: these pieces are made to order using ethically sourced spider specimens that passed away naturally. Availability can vary, with some pieces ready to ship right away and others taking up to two weeks. Because these are natural insect specimens, immediate availability is not always guaranteed. Each specimen is entirely unique, with its own subtle quirks in size, shape, coloration, and symmetry, and may not look exactly like the photos shown. Those little differences are part of the magic of working with nature and are what make each piece a truly one of a kind work of art.
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