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Cetonia aurata

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Noun1.Cetonia aurata - a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rosesCetonia aurata - a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses
rose beetle, rose chafer
scarabaean, scarabaeid, scarabaeid beetle - any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes
Cetonia, genus Cetonia - a genus of Cetoniidae
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the book, The Voyage of the Beetle, a small Cetonia aurata (rose chafer beetle) named Rosie accompanies Darwin aboard the H.
The Voyage of the Beetle by Children's Digest
 
 
 
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