Lepidiota stigma

Lepidiota stigma
The third instar of Lepidiota stigma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Lepidiota
Species:	L. stigma
Binomial name
Lepidiota stigma (Fabricius, 1798) [1]
Synonyms
Melolontha stigmaFabricius, 1801 Melolontha albaOlivier, 1789

Lepidiota stigma, also known as sugarcane white grub, ^[2] is a species of insect native to Southeast Asia. It has been recorded from India (Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland), Indonesia (Java, Sumatra) and Malaysia. ^[3]

The species is known to attack sugarcane fields in the region. ^[4]

References

1. "Lepidiota stigma (Fabricius, 1798)". www.gbif.org.
2. "Lepidiota stigma (sugarcane white grub)". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
3. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Lepidiota stigma 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
4. "Mechanical control of the white grub Lepidiota stigma F. at Madukismo sugar estate". www.cabi.org. 1995. Retrieved 2021-01-02.