Oriental beetle

Oriental beetle
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Superfamily:	Scarabaeoidea
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Rutelinae
Tribe:	Anomalini
Genus:	Anomala
Species:	A. orientalis
Binomial name
Anomala orientalis Waterhouse, 1875

The Oriental beetle (Anomala orientalis, not to be confused with the Japanese beetle) is a beetle about 0.7 - 1.1 cm (0.3 - 0.4 inches) long, with mottled, metallic brown- and black-colored elytra and a similarly-colored thorax and head during the adult stage. During the larval stage the oriental beetle can be identified by the parallel line raster pattern. It is native to Asia and was introduced to North America and has since spread to and become a pest in several mid-Atlantic states. Its invasive range extends from Maine to South Carolina and Wisconsin. In its larval stage, the grub feeds on the roots of grasses while the adults feed on roses, phlox, and petunias. Sex pheromone traps are available to capture and kill the Oriental beetle.

External links

• Bugguide.net species profile

This Scarabaeidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Scarabaeidae Invasive animal species Scarabaeidae stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Sean Conant Malan Breton Look at other dictionaries: Oriental beetle — noun introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses • Syn: ↑Asiatic beetle, ↑Anomala orientalis • Hypernyms: ↑scarabaeid beetle, ↑scarabaeid, ↑scarabaean • Member Holonyms …   Useful english dictionary oriental beetle — a scarab beetle, Anomala orientalis, introduced into the U.S. from the Orient, the larvae of which feed on the roots of sugarcane and other grasses. Also called Asiatic beetle. * * * …   Universalium Asiatic beetle — noun introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses • Syn: ↑Oriental beetle, ↑Anomala orientalis • Hypernyms: ↑scarabaeid beetle, ↑scarabaeid, ↑scarabaean • Member Holonyms …   Useful english dictionary scarabaeid beetle — noun any of numerous species of stout bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes • Syn: ↑scarabaeid, ↑scarabaean • Hypernyms: ↑lamellicorn beetle • Hyponyms: ↑dung beetle, ↑June beetle, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary asiatic garden beetle — noun Usage: usually capitalized A : a small brown beetle (Maladera castanea) resembling the related Oriental beetle in appearance and habits and like the latter introduced into eastern No. America from Asia …   Useful english dictionary Asiatic beetle. — See oriental beetle. * * * …   Universalium Asiatic beetle. — See oriental beetle …   Useful english dictionary black beetle — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun : either of two glossy black burrowing beetles that are very destructive to turf and certain cultivated plants in Australia: a. : a beetle (Heteronychus sanctae helenae) that was accidentally introduced from Africa b. : a native… …   Useful english dictionary El Oriental — in April 2010 Ring name(s) El Oriental Billed height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[ …   Wikipedia Musk beetle — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”