Global InformationPyronota festiva information
| Pyronota festiva | |
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| Pyronota festiva male | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Pyronota |
| Species: | P. festiva
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| Pyronota festiva (Fabricius, 1775)
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Pyronota festiva, commonly known as mānuka beetle or mānuka chafer, is a member of the genus Pyronota of the beetle family Scarabaeidae (order Coleoptera).[1][2] It is a scarab beetle endemic to New Zealand, and is commonly found in mānuka trees (Leptospermum scoparium), hence the beetle's name. In some areas it is considered a pasture pest.[3]
- ^ "Critter of the Week: Manuka chafer beetle". RNZ. 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ^ Smith, Peter E.; Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Mānuka beetle". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ^ Stewart, K. M. (1987-01-01). "Preliminary observations on the biology of a manuka chafer, Pyronota sp. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Otago". New Zealand Entomologist. 9 (1): 60–63. doi:10.1080/00779962.1987.9722495. ISSN 0077-9962.