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Asthenopholis subfasciata
Asthenopholis subfasciata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in South Africa (Eastern Cape, Western Cape).
From the article Asthenopholis subfasciata on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Adults reach a length of about 17–19 mm (0.67–0.75 in) for males and 18–21 mm (0.71–0.83 in) for females. They are chestnut brown with very fine setae on the scutellum, pronotum and elytra.
In human culture
The larvae are an important pest of pineapple. They feed on the roots and boring into the stumps of their host plant.
== 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 651674.