Adoretus sinicus | |
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The beetle feeding | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Genus: | Adoretus |
Species: | A. sinicus |
Binomial name | |
Adoretus sinicus Burmeister, 1855 |
Adoretus sinicus or the Chinese rose beetle is a scarab beetle, and a member of the genus Adoretus, subgenus Adoretus.
Food
In Oʻahu it feeds on the indigenous ʻakiohala (Hibiscus furcellatus) and maʻo hau hele (Hibiscus brackenridgei).
References
- "Hibiscus furcellatus". Native Plants Hawaii. 4 January 2017.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Adoretus sinicus |
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