Ligyrus gibbosus, the carrot beetle, is a species of rhinoceros beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.[1][2][3] Adults are 13–17 mm (0.5–0.7 in) long, dark reddish-brown to black, and larvae are white with a dark head.[4][5] It feeds on roots, grasses, and decaying vegetation in the soil, and is a pest of sunflowers and other crops.[6]
Quick Facts Scientific classification, Binomial name ...
| Ligyrus gibbosus |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
| Class: |
Insecta |
| Order: |
Coleoptera |
| Suborder: |
Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: |
Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: |
Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: |
Ligyrus |
| Species: |
L. gibbosus |
| Binomial name |
Ligyrus gibbosus
(De Geer, 1774) |
| Synonyms[1] |
- Bothynus morio LeConte, 1847
- Ligyrus arizonensis Casey, 1915
- Ligyrus bicorniculatus Casey, 1915
- Ligyrus brevipes Casey, 1915
- Ligyrus breviusculus Casey, 1915
- Ligyrus californicus Casey, 1909
- Ligyrus curtipennis Casey, 1915
- Ligyrus effetus Casey, 1915
- Ligyrus farctus Casey, 1915
- Ligyrus lacustris Casey, 1915
- Ligyrus laetulus Casey, 1915
- Ligyrus laevicauda Casey, 1915
- Ligyrus laticauda Casey, 1915
- Ligyrus laticollis Casey, 1915
- Ligyrus longulus Casey, 1915
- Ligyrus lucublandus Casey, 1915
- Ligyrus parallelus Casey, 1915
- Ligyrus puncticauda Casey, 1915
- Ligyrus remotus Casey, 1915
- Ligyrus rubidus Casey, 1915
- Ligyrus scitulus Casey, 1915
- Ligyrus spissipes Casey, 1909
- Ligyrus texanus Casey, 1915
- Ligyrus virginicus Casey, 1915
- Podalgus variolosus Burmeister, 1847
- Scarabaeus juvencus Fabricius, 1775
- Tomarus gibbosus (De Geer, 1774)
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