Anomala sulcatula | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Genus: | Anomala |
Species: | A. sulcatula
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Binomial name | |
Anomala sulcatula Burmeister, 1844
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Anomala sulcatula, commonly known as the Philippine chafer, is a species of shining leaf chafers in the genus Anomala. [1] It is considered as a pest as its larvae feed on sugarcane, rice, corn and maize.
An adult Philippine chafer has an ovate body whose length ranges from 14-18 mm. It has a slightly metallic near-black brown color. [2] The larva of a Philippine chafer has a C-shaped, cylindrical, white-colored body. [2]
Anomala sulcatula is native to the Philippines but has been introduced to Guam, the northern Mariana Islands and Borneo as an invasive species. [3]