Anthracophora crucifera

Anthracophora crucifera, commonly known as Bark beetle, is a species of dung beetle found in India, and Sri Lanka.[1]

Anthracophora crucifera
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)
Synonyms
  • Cetonia crucifera Olivier, 1789
  • Anthracophora ceylonensis Kraatz, 1895
  • Cetonia atromaculata Fabricius, 1792

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
  1. 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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