Biology:Anomala sulcatula
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Short description: Species of chafer
| Anomala sulcatula | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Anomala |
| Species: | A. sulcatula
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| Binomial name | |
| Anomala sulcatula Burmeister, 1844
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Anomala sulcatula, commonly known as the Philippine chafer, is a species of shining leaf chafers in the genus Anomala.[1] It is considered as a pest as its larvae feed on sugarcane, rice, corn and maize.
Description
An adult Philippine chafer has an ovate body whose length ranges from 14-18 mm. It has a slightly metallic near-black brown color.[2] The larva of a Philippine chafer has a C-shaped, cylindrical, white-colored body.[2]
Distribution
Anomala sulcatula is native to the Philippines but has been introduced to Guam, the northern Mariana Islands and Borneo as an invasive species.[3]
References
- ↑ "Anomala sulcatula Burmeister, 1844". Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/676PZ.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Anomala sulcatula | Hawaiian Scarab ID". http://idtools.org/id/beetles/scarab/factsheet.php?name=15169.
- ↑ Velez-Gavilan, Jeanine (2022) (in en). Anomala sulcatula (chafer beetle). doi:10.1079/cabicompendium.70525086. https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/cabicompendium.70525086. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
Wikidata ☰ Q14900444 entry
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