Diabrotica speciosa

Diabrotica speciosa
Diabrotica speciosa beetle.
Ventral view.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Galerucinae
Tribe: Luperini
Genus: Diabrotica
Species: speciosa
Germar, 1824

Diabrotica speciosa, also known as the Cucurbit Beetle and in Spanish as vaquita de San Antonio is an insect pest native to South America. Its larvae feed on the roots of crops.[1][2][3]

References

  1. "Cucurbit Beetle Diabrotica speciosa". Pest Tracker National Agricultural Pest Information System. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
  2. "Diabrotica speciosa" (Data sheets on quarantine pests). Bulletin OEPP/EPPO Bulletin. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 35: 374–376. 2005. Retrieved 1 June 1, 2012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. "Diabrotica speciosa". Crop Protection Compendium. CAB International. Retrieved June 1, 2012.


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