Lepidiota consobrina, the consobrina cane grub,[1] is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is a pest of sugarcane, and occurs from Mossman to Gordonvale (Queensland, Australia), changing from a one-year lifecycle south of Cairns to a two-year lifecycle further north.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Lepidiota |
| Species: | L. consobrina
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepidiota consobrina Girault, 1918
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References
edit- ^ "1. consobrina canegrub". Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ M. N. Sallam; P. G. Allsopp; K. J. Chandler; P. R. Samson (2007). "Sugarcane". In Peter T. Bailey (ed.). Pests of Field Crops and Pastures: Identification and Control. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 305–342. ISBN 978-0-643-06758-5.
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