Lepidiota consobrina
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Lepidiota consobrina Girault, 1918
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Lepidiota consobrina, common name consobrina cane grub,[1] is a beetle of the Scarabaeidae family. It is a pest of sugar cane and occurs from Mossman to Gordonvale (Queensland, Australia), changing from a one-year life cycle south of Cairns to a two-year life cycle further north.[2]
References
- ^ "1. consobrina canegrub". Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ 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.