Anomala sulcatula, commonly known as the Philippine chafer, is a species of shining leaf chafers in the genus Anomala.[1] It is considered as a pest as its larvae feed on sugarcane, rice, corn and maize.
| Anomala sulcatula | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Anomala |
| Species: | A. sulcatula
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| Binomial name | |
| Anomala sulcatula Burmeister, 1844
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Description
editAn adult Philippine chafer has an ovate body whose length ranges from 14-18 mm. It has a slightly metallic near-black brown color.[2] The larva of a Philippine chafer has a C-shaped, cylindrical, white-colored body.[2]
Distribution
editAnomala sulcatula is native to the Philippines but has been introduced to Guam, the northern Mariana Islands and Borneo as an invasive species.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Anomala sulcatula Burmeister, 1844". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Anomala sulcatula | Hawaiian Scarab ID". idtools.org. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ Velez-Gavilan, Jeanine (2022). "Anomala sulcatula (chafer beetle)". CABI Compendium. doi:10.1079/cabicompendium.70525086. S2CID 253609696. Retrieved 2022-12-02.