| Chlorocala | |
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| Chlorocala africana from Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Coleoptera | 
| Family: | Scarabaeidae | 
| Subfamily: | Cetoniinae | 
| Genus: | Chlorocala Kraatz, 1880  | 
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Chlorocala is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.

Chlorocala africana
Description
Species of the genus Chlorocala can reach a length of about 15–25 millimetres (0.59–0.98 in). They have an elongated body with various shades of iridescent green, red or purple colours. Males have a distinctive horn on the front head. The development of these beetles is relatively fast.
Distribution
This genus occurs in sub-Saharan Africa as far south as South Africa..
Species
- Chlorocala affinis (Kraatz, 1880)
 - Chlorocala africana (Drury, 1773)
 - Chlorocala cinctipennis (Moser, 1903)
 - Chlorocala clypealis (Burgeon, 1934)
 - Chlorocala conjux (Harold, 1880)
 - Chlorocala guerini (Janson, 1888)
 - Chlorocala hypoxantha (Harold, 1879)
 - Chlorocala monoceros (Gory & Percheron, 1833)
 - Chlorocala nigricollis (Kraatz, 1880)
 - Chlorocala similis (Moser, 1907)
 - Chlorocala suturalis (Fabricius, 1775)
 - Chlorocala viridicyanea (Palisot de Beauvois, 1805)
 
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