''Trichius gallicus'' is a

beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

species belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae. It frequently appears in the literature under the name "''Trichius rosaceus''", but this name is permanently unavailable under

ICZN The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) is a widely accepted convention in zoology that rules the formal scientific naming of organisms treated as animals. It is also informally known as the ICZN Code, for its publisher, the I ...

Article 11.4, as are all of Voet's names.Krell, F-T. (2012) On nomenclature and synonymy of ''Trichius rosaceus'', ''T. gallicus'', and ''T. zonatus'' (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Trichiini). ''Zootaxa'' 3278: 61–68. Scarabeidae - Trichius gallicus

These beetles are present in most of

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, they are about 10 millimeters long and can be encountered from May through July feeding on flowers. The sides of the chest and the back of the abdomen are covered with a pubescence, hence the popular name of

Bee beetle The bee beetles are scarab beetles of the subfamily Cetoniinae. They have hairy sides of the elytra like their relatives, and the upper sides of the elytra are usually yellow with prominent black blotches which form incomplete bands. This, an ...

of ''

Trichius The bee beetles are scarab beetles of the subfamily Cetoniinae. They have hairy sides of the elytra like their relatives, and the upper sides of the elytra are usually yellow with prominent black blotches which form incomplete bands. This, and ...

'' species. Head and pronotum are black, while the elytra are yellowish, crossed by a few black bands. The first black band usually does not reaches the scutellum, other bands are incomplete and the second has a rectangular form. The color of hair usually is more orange-red compared to ''

Trichius fasciatus ''Trichius fasciatus'', the Eurasian bee beetle, is a beetle species belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae. Varieties * ''Trichius fasciatus'' var. ''dubius'' Mulsant * ''Trichius fasciatus'' var. ''interruptus'' Mulsant ...

''. Median tibiae are without teeth. In male only the penultimate abdominal segment has a band of white hairs.

Subspecies

*''Trichius gallicus gallicus'' Dejean, 1821 *''Trichius gallicus zonatus'' Germar, 1831

References

Cetoniinae Beetles of Europe Beetles described in 1821 {{Cetoniinae-stub