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Red headed cockchafer

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Coleoptera

Family
  
Scarabaeidae

Scientific name
  
Adoryphorus coulonii

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Suborder
  
Polyphaga

Genus
  
Adoryphorus

Higher classification
  
Adoryphorus

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Similar
  
Beetle, Insect, Scarabs, Heteronychus, Heteronychus arator

Red headed cockchafer mating behaviour


The Red headed Cockchafer (Adoryphorus coulonii) is an Australian scarab beetle in the genus Adoryphorus. The species is regarded as a pasture pest in Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania.

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Taxonomy

The Red headed Cockchafer was first described by Bermeister.

Description

The adult beetle is approximately 13–15mm long and about 8mm wide. It is typically brown-black in colour.

The larva is white-grey in early stages of growth and becomes white when mature. The older larva have yellowish legs and a hard red-brown head.

References

Red headed cockchafer Wikipedia