| Adoretus sinicus | |
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| The beetle feeding | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Adoretus |
| Species: | A. sinicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Adoretus sinicus Burmeister, 1855 | |
Adoretus sinicus or the Chinese rose beetle is a scarab beetle, and a member of the genus Adoretus, subgenus Adoretus.
Food
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Damage caused by feeding
In Oʻahu it feeds on the indigenous ʻakiohala (Hibiscus furcellatus)[1] and maʻo hau hele (Hibiscus brackenridgei).
References
- ↑ "Hibiscus furcellatus". Native Plants Hawaii. 4 January 2017.
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