Most of the flower turtles are bright in color and have strong mobility, which are sought after by many insect lovers, are popular pets, and can be used to play during the day.
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The flower turtle refers to a group of beetles in the subfamily of the coleopteraidae, and is extremely widely distributed. They are brightly colored, and the brilliant species are mostly distributed in the tropics.
The flower turtle got its name partly because of its green flowers, which are particularly beautiful, and partly because they mainly feed on petals or pollen.
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The life history of the fully metamorphosed insect flower turtle is divided into eggs, larvae, cocoons, and adults.
The larvae of the flowering golden turtle resemble the hooded insect, but the molting line of the skull is more pronounced, the texture of the body is stronger, and the end of the abdomen is semicircular in shape rather than pointed. Another special feature is that all species of larvae of the golden turtle will crawl lying down.
Adults are mostly ovoid or oval in size. The gills of the antennae are leaf-like, which is the most important feature of the flowered golden turtle. Most are no more than 12 mm long, but there are a few famous species that are longer. The body is wide and the back is flattened.
Most of them are beautiful in color, shiny or have a thin layer of powder, often with flower spots or velvet spots, and the adults who eat pollen are hairy on the body, which helps the plant to pollinate.
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The flower turtle is very keen to eat, on the flowers, on the fruit, you can see its figure, either eating or sleeping, even if it lasts for several months, you can maintain this state.
Most of the larvae feed on spoiled matter, adults are active during the day, like to eat a variety of crops, fruit trees, woods, etc., especially like to eat rotten fruits, corn filigree and trunk fluid.
The Flower Turtle also has excellent flying ability, and its flying skills are comparable to those of dragonflies. They can take off instantaneously, and their elytra do not extend to the side of the abdomen, so the inner wings can be immediately extended without waiting for the elytra to open. Although they are wide and fat, they are extremely mobile.
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There are about 3,000 species of flowering turtles known in the world, and about 200 species have been recorded in China.
There are mainly brown scarab beetles, brown velvet scarab turtles, patina golden turtles, large stripes of golden turtles, red-footed green golden turtles, Northeast great black gills golden turtles, South China big black golden turtles, Jiangnan big black golden turtles, broad-gill big black golden turtles, light brown big black golden turtles, Sichuan big black golden turtles, dark big golden turtles, black golden scarabs, North China big black gills golden turtles, white star flower golden turtles and dozens of other species.
Among them, the most common and most harmful to fruit trees in spring is the patina golden turtle. Because the scarab has a thick shell for protection, it is difficult for ordinary agents to kill it, and it is very difficult to control it, and once the prevention and control is not effective, it will cause serious economic losses.
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Most of the adult insects in this family mainly harm the flowers of fruit trees, trees and crops, followed by injured or mature fruits.
Both adults and larvae can be harmful, and the larvae harm the underground rhizomes in the soil and generally have little impact on fruit trees.
Adult insects eat miscellaneous, large amount of food, often clustered on young leaves, flower buds hazards, the leaves into a large number of holes and missing moments, when serious, can eat the leaves and buds of fruit trees, resulting in serious yield reduction.
In particular, the harm to small and young trees is serious, and when it occurs severely, it can cause the death of fruit trees. It is a relatively dangerous pest on fruit trees in spring and summer.