Cetonia aurata ssp aurata
(Rose Chafer)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubspeciesCetonia aurata ssp aurata (Rose Chafer)
SpeciesCetonia aurata (Rose Beetle, Rose Chafer)
GenusCetonia (a genus of chafers)
SubfamilyCETONIINAE (a subfamily of chafers)
FamilySCARABAEIDAE (scarab, dung and carrion beetles)
SuperfamilySCARABAEOIDEA (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
Series Scarabaeiformia (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Cetonia aurata ssp aurata (Rose Chafer) :
1: Cetonia aurata ssp aurata (Rose Chafer)
15 Jul 2017 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
moribund (crack in pronotum and ventral puncture wounds), in garden
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Adult - lateral view - silver backgroundImage 3: Adult - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 4: Adult - head - antero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Adult - head - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Cetonia aurata ssp aurata (Rose Chafer)
28 Jun 2016 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
visiting Hogweed
Image 1: Adult - antero-dorsal viewImage 2: Adult - dorsal viewImage 3: Adult - dorsal view (2)Image 4: Adult - front three-quarter viewImage 5: Adult - latero-dorsal view
3: Cetonia aurata ssp aurata (Rose Chafer)
3 Jun 2015 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in flight
Image 1: Adult - ventral view - natural background
4: Cetonia aurata ssp aurata (Rose Chafer)
12 Jun 2007 OSGR: SW61 49° 60’ N, 5° 10’ W Vice County: West Cornwall (VC 1) England
visiting umbellifer
Image 1: Adult - lateral view - close-upImage 2: Adult - latero-dorsal view - close-upImage 3: Adult - rear three-quarter view - close-up

Cetonia aurata ssp aurata (Rose Chafer) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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