Beckhoplia suturalis 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). They are black with brown elytra with blackened lateral and posterior margins. Females only have the lateral margins of the elytra darkened.
Life history The recorded host plant is Moraea miniata.
Etymology The species name is derived from Latin sutur (meaning seam) and refers to the elevated suture.
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