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Diabrotica
Diabrotica is a large, widespread genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. Members of this genus include several destructive agricultural pest species, sometimes referred to as corn rootworms.
There are an estimated 400 species grouped into the genus Diabrotica. Within Diabrotica there are 3 series: fucata, virgifera, and signifera groups. The fucata series contains the majority of Diabrotica diversity with 354 species. Fucata are characterized as multivoltine, producing two broods of offspring per year. The virgifera series comprises 24 species, and the signifera series contains 11. Additionally, virgifera and signifera are characterized as univoltine, and will only brood one set of offspring annually.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Spotted Cucumber Beetle
speciesDiabrotica undecimpunctata
Diabrotica speciosa
speciesDiabrotica speciosa
northern corn rootworm
speciesDiabrotica barberi
Banded Cucumber Beetle
speciesDiabrotica balteata
Black Diabrotica
speciesDiabrotica cristata
Western Corn Rootworm
speciesDiabrotica virgifera
Diabrotica limitata
speciesDiabrotica limitata
Diabrotica decempunctata
speciesDiabrotica decempunctata
Diabrotica sinuata
speciesDiabrotica sinuata
Festive Diabrotica
speciesDiabrotica adelpha
Diabrotica arcuata
speciesDiabrotica arcuata
Diabrotica longicornis
speciesDiabrotica longicornis
Diabrotica circulata
speciesDiabrotica circulata
Diabrotica rufolimbata
speciesDiabrotica rufolimbata
Diabrotica dissimilis
speciesDiabrotica dissimilis
Diabrotica porracea
speciesDiabrotica porracea
Diabrotica travassosi
speciesDiabrotica travassosi
Milkvine Diabrotica
speciesDiabrotica litterata
Diabrotica amoena
speciesDiabrotica amoena
Diabrotica viridula
speciesDiabrotica viridula
Diabrotica bioculata
speciesDiabrotica bioculata
Diabrotica lucifera
speciesDiabrotica lucifera
Diabrotica pulchella
speciesDiabrotica pulchella
Diabrotica godmani
speciesDiabrotica godmani
Diabrotica tumidicornis
speciesDiabrotica tumidicornis
Diabrotica underwoodi
speciesDiabrotica underwoodi
Diabrotica biannularis
speciesDiabrotica biannularis
Diabrotica curvilineata
speciesDiabrotica curvilineata
Diabrotica morosa
speciesDiabrotica morosa
Diabrotica regalis
speciesDiabrotica regalis
Diabrotica novemmaculata
speciesDiabrotica novemmaculata
Diabrotica kirbyi
speciesDiabrotica kirbyi
Diabrotica venancia
speciesDiabrotica venancia
Diabrotica tarsalis
speciesDiabrotica tarsalis
Diabrotica trifasciata
speciesDiabrotica trifasciata
Diabrotica sexmaculata
speciesDiabrotica sexmaculata
Diabrotica lacordairei
speciesDiabrotica lacordairei
Diabrotica martinjacobyi
speciesDiabrotica martinjacobyi
Diabrotica scutellata
speciesDiabrotica scutellata
Diabrotica championi
speciesDiabrotica championi
Diabrotica atrilineata
speciesDiabrotica atrilineata
Diabrotica caveyi
speciesDiabrotica caveyi
Diabrotica rogersi
speciesDiabrotica rogersi
Diabrotica septemliturata
speciesDiabrotica septemliturata
Diabrotica viridicollis
speciesDiabrotica viridicollis
Diabrotica palpalis
speciesDiabrotica palpalis
Diabrotica graminea
speciesDiabrotica graminea
Diabrotica impressipennis
speciesDiabrotica impressipennis
Diabrotica rufomaculata
speciesDiabrotica rufomaculata
Diabrotica trifurcata
speciesDiabrotica trifurcata
Diabrotica hartjei
speciesDiabrotica hartjei
Diabrotica lemniscata
speciesDiabrotica lemniscata
Diabrotica fasciata
speciesDiabrotica fasciata
Diabrotica signifera
speciesDiabrotica signifera
Diabrotica interruptolineata
speciesDiabrotica interruptolineata
Diabrotica fulvicornis
speciesDiabrotica fulvicornis
Diabrotica tortuosa
speciesDiabrotica tortuosa
Diabrotica panamensis
speciesDiabrotica panamensis
Diabrotica barclayi
speciesDiabrotica barclayi
Diabrotica piceosignata
speciesDiabrotica piceosignata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 55488.