Flower chafer

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phylum Arthropoda Flower chafers are a group of scarab beetles, comprising the subfamily Cetoniinae. Many species are diurnal and visit flowers for pollen and nectar, or to browse on the petals. Some species also feed on fruit. The group is also called fruit and flower chafers, flower beetles and flower scarabs. There are around 4,000 species, many of them still undescribed. Included among these is the June Bug or June beetle.

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Class Insecta
order Coleoptera
family Scarabaeidae
subfamily Cetoniinae