Lepidiota consobrina, the consobrina cane grub,[1] is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is a pest of sugarcane, and occurs from Mossman to Gordonvale (Queensland, Australia), changing from a one-year lifecycle south of Cairns to a two-year lifecycle further north.[2]

Lepidiota consobrina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Lepidiota
Species:
L. consobrina
Binomial name
Lepidiota consobrina
Girault, 1918

References

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  1. ^ "1. consobrina canegrub". Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  2. ^ M. N. Sallam; P. G. Allsopp; K. J. Chandler; P. R. Samson (2007). "Sugarcane". In Peter T. Bailey (ed.). Pests of Field Crops and Pastures: Identification and Control. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 305–342. ISBN 978-0-643-06758-5.