Biology:Anthracophora crucifera

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Short description: Species of beetle


Anthracophora crucifera
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Anthracophora
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A. crucifera
Binomial name
Anthracophora crucifera
(Olivier, 1789)
Synonyms
  • Cetonia crucifera Olivier, 1789
  • Anthracophora ceylonensis Kraatz, 1895
  • Cetonia atromaculata Fabricius, 1792

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

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.[citation needed]

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. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40011-018-1035-4. Retrieved 2021-07-16. 

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