Anthracophora crucifera
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Anthracophora crucifera (Olivier, 1789)
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Anthracophora crucifera, commonly known as Bark beetle,[1] is a species of dung beetle found in India, and Sri Lanka.[2]
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.[3]
References
- ^ "Varietal susceptibility of different maize varieties/ genotypes against maize stem borer, Chilo partellus Swinhoe" (PDF). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2019; 7(4): 785-789. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
- ^ "Scarab Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae) of Vidarbha, India, with Notes on Distribution". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences volume 89, pages1239–1249 (2019). Retrieved 2021-07-16.
- ^ "Diversity of white grub beetles and their host range from northern, western ghats, Kolhapur District (MS) India" (PDF). The Bioscan: 7(4): 589-596, 2012. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
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