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genus: ECCOPTOCNEMIS Kraatz 1880
species: semiviridis Bourgoin 1919
origin: Tanzania
wild imago size:  25-30mm
species: superba Gerstaecker 1883
origin: Nigeria
wild imago size:  28-35mm
sexual dimorphism: males with abdominal channel on sternits
Shiny green beetles. More than 10 species is known to science. Breeding is relatively easy, just it is necessary to decrease the moisture and add some sand or soil when pupate.
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Eccoptocnemis semiviridis

Eccoptocnemis superba

Eccoptocnemis sp. (Uganda, Mabira reserve)
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