Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   ANIMAL   (ANIMALIA)
Phylum   JOINTED LEGGED ANIMALS   (ARTHROPODA)
Class   INSECTS   (INSECTA)
Order   BEETLES   (COLEOPTERA)
Family   BEETLES - FLOWER BEETLES   (SCARABAEIDAE - CETONIINAE)
Subfamily   BEETLES - EXCLUDES GOLIATHIN - EURASIAN   (CETONINAE - EURASIAN)
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: CETONIA AURATA
Common name:
Scientific name: CETONIA MIRIFICA
Common name:
Scientific name: CETONIA NIGRA
Common name:
Scientific name: GNORRIMUS NOBILIS
Common name:
Scientific name: GNORIMUS VARIBILIS
Common name:
Scientific name: OXITREA FUNESTA
Common name:
Scientific name: PARATRICHIUS DOENITZI
Common name:
Scientific name: POTOSIA AERUGINOSA SPECIOSUS
Common name:
Scientific name: POTOSIA CUPREA
Common name:
Scientific name: POTOSIA JOUSSELINI
Common name:
Scientific name: POTOSIA MARGINICOLLIS
Common name:
Scientific name: TRICHIUS FASCIATUS
Common name:
Scientific name: TRICHIUS ROSACEUS
Common name:
Scientific name: TRICHIUS ZONATUS
Common name:
Scientific name: TROPINOTA HIRTA
Common name:
Scientific name: TROPINOTA SQUALIDA