Adorable pets - Eudicella frontalis

ItalianTermiteMan

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Today i'll share with you a few pics of a pair of my Eudicella frontalis that recently became adults. This is a cute species of west African flower beetles whose male sport a Y-shaped horn that, while not as large as in some other members of the genus (like for example Eudicella gralli), is very interesting for its concavity.


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A male. Beside the presence of the horn, they also differ from females for their more developed front legs.



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A particular of his head and horn. How cute he is!


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A female. Note the shovel-shaped front of her head, perfect for digging into substrate to lay eggs.
 
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