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Brown Cockchafer
Rhopaea magnicornis
Rhopaea magnicornis, the brown cockchafer, is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Australia (southern Queensland, northern New South Wales).
From the article Rhopaea magnicornis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Adults reach a length of about 21–30 mm (0.83–1.18 in). The body is dark brown, while the antennae and legs are reddish-brown.
In human culture
They are considered a pest species, damaging pastures and attacking the roots of sugarcane, arrowroot and pineapple.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Life history”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 201853.