Macrodactylus subspinosus
- Macrodactylus subspinosus
Taxobox | name = "Macrodactylus subspinosus"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Coleoptera
familia = Scarabaeidae
genus = "Macrodactylus"
species = "M. subspinosus"
binomial = "Macrodactylus subspinosus"
binomial_authority = (Fabricius, 1775)
"Macrodactylus subspinosus" is a North American beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is one of at least two beetles in this family known as the "rose chafer", the other being the European "Cetonia aurata".
"M. subspinosus" occurs from Eastern Canada to Colorado and is a tan-colored beetle, 8–12 mm long. It can cause damage to roses as it feeds on the flowers, newly–set fruit and foliage [cite web |url=http://www.sactorose.org/ipm/84rosechafers.htm |title=Rose chafers |author=Baldo Villegas |publisher=Sacramento Rose Website |date=2002-06-01 |accessdate=2007-06-18] [cite web |url=http://www.uvm.edu/extension/publications/el/el39.htm |title=Rose chafer |author=G. R. Nielsen |publisher=University of Vermont |date=1998-06-26 |accessdate=2007-06-18] .
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Macrodactylus subspinosus — Macrodactylus subspinosus … Wikipédia en Français
Macrodactylus subspinosus — Rose Rose, n. [AS. rose, L. rosa, probably akin to Gr. ?, Armor. vard, OPer. vareda; and perhaps to E. wort: cf. F. rose, from the Latin. Cf. {Copperas}, {Rhododendron}.] 1. A flower and shrub of any species of the genus {Rosa}, of which there… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Macrodactylus subspinosus — noun common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines • Syn: ↑rose chafer, ↑rose bug • Hypernyms: ↑melolonthid beetle • Member Holonyms: ↑Macrodactylus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Macrodactylus — noun a genus of Melolonthidae • Syn: ↑genus Macrodactylus • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Melolonthidae, ↑subfamily Melolonthidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
genus Macrodactylus — noun a genus of Melolonthidae • Syn: ↑Macrodactylus • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Melolonthidae, ↑subfamily Melolonthidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
chafer — /chay feuhr/, n. any scarabaeid beetle. [bef. 1000; ME cheaffer, chaver, OE ceofor; akin to G Käfer] * * * Any of several species of scarab beetle (most in the subfamily Melolonthinae). Adult leaf chafers (genus Macrodactylus) eat foliage; the… … Universalium
rose bug — noun common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines • Syn: ↑rose chafer, ↑Macrodactylus subspinosus • Hypernyms: ↑melolonthid beetle • Member Holonyms:… … Useful english dictionary
rose chafer — noun 1. a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses • Syn: ↑rose beetle, ↑Cetonia aurata • Hypernyms: ↑scarabaeid beetle, ↑scarabaeid, ↑scarabaean • Member H … Useful english dictionary
Anastatica Hierochuntica — Rose Rose, n. [AS. rose, L. rosa, probably akin to Gr. ?, Armor. vard, OPer. vareda; and perhaps to E. wort: cf. F. rose, from the Latin. Cf. {Copperas}, {Rhododendron}.] 1. A flower and shrub of any species of the genus {Rosa}, of which there… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cabbage rose — Rose Rose, n. [AS. rose, L. rosa, probably akin to Gr. ?, Armor. vard, OPer. vareda; and perhaps to E. wort: cf. F. rose, from the Latin. Cf. {Copperas}, {Rhododendron}.] 1. A flower and shrub of any species of the genus {Rosa}, of which there… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
