Beckhoplia castanea is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.BioLib It is found in South Africa (Northern Cape). The habitat consists of Nieuwoudtville Shale Renosterveld.
Description Adults reach a length of about (males) and (females). Males are black with pale-brown elytra, sometimes with blackened outer margins. Females are also black, but with red-brown elytra, which also sometimes have blackened outer margins.
Life history The recorded host plant is Bulbinella latifolia.
Etymology The species name is derived from Latin castane- (meaning brown) and refers to the colour of the elytra.
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