English Name: Hornimann Flower Beetles Scientific Name: Eudicella hornimanni Origin: Yaoundé, Cameroon Size: 1" - 1.3" Rarity Level: ★★ Description: Hornimann Flower Beetles occur in African regions, and your insect is from Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon. The name Hornimann is probably derived from the English entomologist Frederick John Hornimann (1835–1906) who was a founder of the Horniman Museum (London). From his early age, he had particular interest in entomology, and have been collecting butterflies, moths, and other insects.
They are small sized, but very colorful and shiny flower beetle! They are known to be easy to rear and breed, but rather difficult to collect in wild, so their rarity level is slightly higher than others. Males have small size horn while it is absent in females.
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