Red headed cockchafer
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| Redheaded Cockchafer, Austins Ferry, Tasmania, Australia | |
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| Adoryphorus coulonii |
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The Redheaded Cockchafer (Adoryphorus coulonii) is an Australian scarab beetle in the genus Adoryphorus. The species is regarded as a pasture pest in Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania.
Taxonomy
The Redheaded Cockchafer was first described by Bermeister.
Description
The adult beetle is approximately 13-15mm long and about 8mm wide.[1] It is typically brown-black in colour.[1]
The larva is white-grey in early stages of growth and becomes white when mature.[1] The older larva have yellowish legs and a hard red-brown head.[1]
