Macrodactylus subspinosus

Macrodactylus subspinosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Macrodactylus
Species:
M. subspinosus
Binomial name
Macrodactylus subspinosus
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms[1]
  • Macrodactylus barbatus Fitch, 1863
  • Macrodactylus polyphagus Burmeister, 1855
  • Melolontha elongata Herbst, 1790
  • Melolontha subspinosus Fabricius, 1775

Macrodactylus subspinosus is a North American beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. The members of its genus are known as "rose chafers", not to be confused with the European rose chafer, Cetonia aurata. M. subspinosus occurs from Eastern Canada to Colorado[2] and is considered a pest of many crops and flowers. It is given its common name of rose chafer because it eats the leaves of roses, although it also feeds on many other plants.[3]

  1. ^ "Macrodactylus subspinosus (Fabricius, 1775)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  2. ^ Baldo Villegas (2002-06-01). "Rose chafers". Sacramento Rose Website. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
  3. ^ R. Isaacs, R. J. Mercader & J. C. Wise (2004). "Activity of conventional and reduced-risk insecticides for protection of grapevines against the rose chafer, Macrodactylus subspinosus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Journal of Applied Entomology. 128 (5): 371–376. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0418.2004.00861.x. S2CID 46167449. Archived from the original on 2013-01-06.