| New Zealand grass grub | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Costelytra |
| Species: | C. giveni
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| Binomial name | |
| Costelytra giveni Coca-Abia & Romero-Samper, 2016
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| Synonyms | |
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Prior to 2016 mischaracterized as Costelytra zealandicus (White, 1846) | |
Costelytra giveni (mischaracterized as Costelytra zealandica prior to 2016),[1][2] commonly known as New Zealand grass grub, is a scarab beetle that is endemic to New Zealand and is a prevalent pasture pest.
- ^ Coca-Abia, M. M.; Romero-Samper, J. (2016-07-02). "Establishment of the identity of Costelytra zealandica (White 1846) (Coleoptera: Scarabeidae: Melolonthinae) a species commonly known as the New Zealand grass grub". New Zealand Entomologist. 39 (2): 129–146. Bibcode:2016NZEnt..39..129C. doi:10.1080/00779962.2016.1230254. ISSN 0077-9962. S2CID 88912435.
- ^ "New name for common grass grub". Otago daily Times. 13 February 2007. Retrieved 2020-11-23 – via PressReader.