Lepidiota consobrina

(Lepidiota consobrina)

Description

Lepidiota consobrina, common name consobrina cane grub, 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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
Family:Melolonthidae
Genus:Lepidiota
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