Dyscinetus morator

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Dyscinetus morator
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Dyscinetus
Species:
D. morator
Binomial name
Dyscinetus morator
(Fabricius, 1798)
Synonyms [1]
  • Chalepus trachypygus Burmeister, 1847
  • Dyscinetus bitumorosus Casey, 1915
  • Dyscinetus borealis Casey, 1915
  • Dyscinetus discedens Casey, 1915

Dyscinetus morator, the rice beetle, is a species of rhinoceros beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. [1] [2] [3]

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Rice beetle, Dyscinetus morator

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References

  1. 1 2 "Dyscinetus morator Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Dyscinetus morator". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

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