Cetoniinae
Flower Chafers
Flower chafers are colorful beetles with compact sizes, compost-feeding larvae, and accessible captive care.
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Cetoniinae
Featured flower chafers

Speckled Rose Chafer
Protaetia morio

Big Rose Chafer
Protaetia speciosissima

Flower Blue Chafer
Gametis jucunda

Protaetia affinis
Protaetia affinis

Sun Beetle
Pachnoda marginata

Rose Chafer
Cetonia aurata

Oriental Flower Chafer
Protaetia orientalis

Yellow-edged Sun Beetle
Pachnoda sinuata

Copper Chafer
Protaetia cuprea

Three-spotted Sun Beetle
Pachnoda trimaculata

Green June Beetle
Cotinis nitida

Ornate Sun Chafer
Pachnoda ephippiata

Sun Beetle
Pachnoda savignyi

White-spotted Flower Chafer
Protaetia brevitarsis

Bee Chafer
Trichius fasciatus

Marbled Rose-chafer
Protaetia marmorata

Three-striped Flower Chafer
Gnathocera trivittata

Sorghum Chafer
Pachnoda interrupta

Small Green Flower Chafer
Oxycetonia jucunda

Mango Flower Beetle
Protaetia fusca

Mediterranean Spotted Chafer
Oxythyrea funesta

Goliath Beetle
Goliathus goliatus

Torquate Flower Beetle
Mecynorhina torquata

Grall's Flower Beetle
Eudicella gralli
Frequently asked question
Are flower chafers good for beginners?
Many flower chafers are suitable for beginners because adults take fruit and jelly while larvae develop in humus or leaf compost.