A large member of the family, the Shining Leaf Chafer is active by day visiting flowers which it feeds on. They are found during summer rainfalls


A large member of the family, the Shining Leaf Chafer is active by day visiting flowers which it feeds on. They are found during summer rainfalls when flowers are more numerous


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Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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