Diabrotica virgifera
| Diabrotica virgifera | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Diabrotica |
| Species: | D. virgifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Diabrotica virgifera LeConte, 1868 | |
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Diabrotica virgifera is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is an agricultural pest species that attacks maize.[1] It includes two subspecies, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (the western corn rootworm) and Diabrotica virgifera zeae (the Mexican corn rootworm).[2]
References
- ^ Eben, Astrid (February 2022). "Ecology and Evolutionary History of Diabrotica Beetles—Overview and Update". Insects. 13 (2): 156. doi:10.3390/insects13020156. ISSN 2075-4450. PMC 8877772. PMID 35206729.
- ^ Cabrera Walsh, Guillermo; Ávila, Crébio J.; Cabrera, Nora; Nava, Dori E.; de Sene Pinto, Alexandre; Weber, Donald C. (2020-07-08). "Biology and Management of Pest Diabrotica Species in South America". Insects. 11 (7): 421. doi:10.3390/insects11070421. ISSN 2075-4450. PMC 7411984. PMID 32650377.