Description Tropinota hirta Poda, 1761
English: Flower chafers near Fréjus, France
Date 17 April 2011
Photographer Hans Hillewaert
Source https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tropinota_hirta.jpg

Tropinota hirta (synonym: Epicometis hirta), also called "bristle keto" or "hairy keto", is a species of insect beetles of the family Cetoniidae, originally from the Old World. Common in April on the blooming blossoms of which she appreciates the pollen, this polyphagous keto is causing serious damage to the crops. Order Coleoptera, Family Cetoniidae, Subfamily Cetoniinae.