Biology:Red headed cockchafer
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Red headed Cockchafer, Austins Ferry, Tasmania, Australia | |
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Adoryphorus coulonii (Burmeister, 1847)
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The Red headed Cockchafer (Adoryphorus coulonii) is an Australian scarab beetle in the genus Adoryphorus. The species is regarded as a pasture pest in Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania.
Description
The adult beetle is approximately 13–15mm long and about 8mm wide.[1] It is typically brown-black in colour.[1]
The larva is white-grey in early stages of growth and becomes white when mature.[1] The older larva have yellowish legs and a hard red-brown head.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "The Redheaded Pasture Cockchafer". Department of Primary Industries, Victoria. Archived from the original on July 12, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090712035049/http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/DPI/nreninf.nsf/v/6F0459358217FBE6CA25749E0002E5DD/$file/The_Redheaded_Pasture_Cockchafer.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
Wikidata ☰ Q7305335 entry