| Anthracophora crucifera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Superfamily: | Cucujoidea |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Dynastinae |
| Genus: | Anthracophora |
| Species: | A. crucifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthracophora crucifera (Olivier, 1789) | |
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Anthracophora crucifera, commonly known as Bark beetle, is a species of dung beetle found in India, and Sri Lanka.
Biology
Grubs usually feed on the decaying organic matter, both plant and animal. Adults feed on the floral parts of many commercially important crops such as Curcuma aromatica, Sorghum bicolor, Pennisetum glaucum, Abelmoschus esculentus.and Zea mays. Adults emerge with theonset of flowering season of the crops, during August to September.
References
- Khadakkar, Suvarna S.; Tiple, Ashish D.; Khurad, Arun M. (2019). "Scarab Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae) of Vidarbha, India, with Notes on Distribution". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences. 89 (4): 1239–1249. doi:10.1007/s40011-018-1035-4. S2CID 53086914. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
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| Anthracophora crucifera | |
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