Forest Pests of North America
Native and Non-native insects, diseases, and weeds of urban, managed, and natural forests


rose beetle
Adoretus versutus Harold, 1869

Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Infraclass: Neoptera
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Rutelinae
Genus: Adoretus


Synonyms and Other Names

Other Common Names:
Fijian root grub, Fijian cane root grub, Indian rose beetle, Japanese rose beetle, rose beetle


References

Common Name Reference: Web Search - http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/Pest/Main/135985
Scientific Name Reference: Web Search - http://gni.globalnames.org/name_strings?search_term=adoretus+versutus&commit=Search