Pegylis sommeri, the rose chafer or large wattle chafer, is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.Global Biodiversity Information Facility It is found in South Africa (Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, North West, Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal), Eswatini, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Description Adults reach a length of about for males and for females. The head, pronotum and scutellum range from brown to almost metallic black, while the elytra are lighter with a dark brown or black band above the outer lateral edge.
Life history They have been collected from various plant species, including Acacia, Eucalyptus and sugarcane.
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