Lepidiota frenchi
| Lepidiota frenchi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Lepidiota |
| Species: | L. frenchi |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidiota frenchi Blackburn, 1912 | |
Lepidiota frenchi, French's canegrub, is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (coastal Queensland and the Torres Strait Islands).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 22–29 mm (0.87–1.14 in). The body is reddish brown with white scales. The scales on the disc of the pronotum are mostly sparse, but dense along the posterior margin and along the lateral margins. The elytra have round white scales.[3]
Life history
They are considered a major pest of sugar cane.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Lepidiota frenchi at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Britton, E. B. (1978). "A revision of the Australian chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Volume 2 Tribe Melolonthini". Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series. 60: 1–150. Retrieved June 9, 2026.