Gametis versicolor
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Genus: | Gametis |
Species: | G. versicolor
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Binomial name | |
Gametis versicolor (Fabricius, 1775)
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Gametis versicolor is a species of flower chafer found in Asia. The species normally visits flowers on which it feeds and may pollinate a few species. The species has been reported as causing economic damage in cotton, millets,[1] lentils, and oilseed cultivation in India. It is also known from the Seychelles Islands.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Kalaisekar, A (2017). Insect pests of millets: systematics, bionomics, and management. London: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-804243-4. OCLC 967265246.
- ^ Matot, P. (2000). "Note on the flower scarab Oxycetonia versicolor (Fabricius, 1775) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in the Seychelles" (PDF). Phelsuma. 8: 77–78.