{{Short description|Genus of beetles}} {{Automatic taxobox | image = Oxythyrea cinctella.jpg | image_caption = ''Oxythyrea cinctella'' | display_parents = 2 | taxon = Oxythyrea | authority = Mulsant, 1842 }}
'''''Oxythyrea''''' is a genus of chafer beetles. Members are typically about 10–15 mm in size, and are usually black with white dots or lines on the thorax, elytra, and abdomen; each species has its own distinctive pattern. ''Oxythyrea'' are active during the day, and are often found on flowers, feeding.
==Species==
{{Commons category|Oxythyrea}} {{Wikispecies|Oxythyrea}} *''Oxythyrea abigail'' *''Oxythyrea albopicta'' *''Oxythyrea cinctella'' *''Oxythyrea cinctelloides'' *''Oxythyrea densata'' *''Oxythyrea dulcis'' *''Oxythyrea funesta'' *''Oxythyrea groenbechi'' *''Oxythyrea guttifera'' *''Oxythyrea noemi'' *''Oxythyrea pantherina'' *''Oxythyrea producta'' *''Oxythyrea subcalva'' *''Oxythyrea tripolitana''
Some of the species are often classified in a closely related genus ''Leucocelis''.{{Clarify|reason=Well, which genus are they in?|date=January 2026}}
<gallery> File:Oxythyrea-noemi-Wiki-Zachi-Evenor-001.jpg|''Oxythyrea noemi'' File:Oxythyrea funesta (hires) edit.jpg|''Oxythyrea funesta'' File:Oxythyrea pantherina (Gorchy & Percheron, 1833) (3569527227).jpg|''Oxythyrea pantherina'' </gallery>
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Category:Cetoniinae Category:Scarabaeidae genera
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