Garden Fruit Chafer
Pachnoda sinuata
Conservation
N/A
Habitat
Orchards and Gardens
Natural Range
Namibia and South Africa
Activity
Diurnal
Diet
Herbivorous- mainly fruits and flowers
Zoo Location
House of Bugs in Children's Zoo
Fascinating Facts
Fruit Chafer beetles' larvae are ecologically important as a popular prey species for Hadada Ibises and Red-winged Starlings as well as for natural soil formation as they churn soil feeding on organic materials.
Native to Africa, this species lays eggs in manure or compost heaps and is part of the scarab family. There are more than 30,000 named species in this family.