flower chafer; flower beetle (tribe Cetoniini)
General term for any beetle in the tribe Cetoniini, often seen on flowers.
A flower chafer was visiting the roses in the garden.
Eucetonia pilifera (a species of flower chafer)
Specific species within Cetoniini; scientific name Eucetonia pilifera.
This species of flower chafer can also be found in Japan.
Katakana spelling is common for this insect name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.
Alternate kanji spelling; very rare.
Compound of 花 (hana, 'flower') and 潜り (muguri, 'diving, hiding'), from the way these beetles often burrow into flowers.