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Latheticus oryzae | |
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Illustration of Latheticus oryzae | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Tenebrionidae |
Genus: | Latheticus |
Species: | L. oryzae
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Binomial name | |
Latheticus oryzae
Waterhouse, 1880
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Latheticus oryzae (common name long headed flour beetle) is a species of beetle.
This beetle is light brown in color with elongated body measuring 2-3 mm. It resembles Tribolium casteneum..
Both adult and grub feed on a milled product and can exist as a secondary infestation in stored grains. It attacks cereals, flour, packaged food, rice and rice products.
The female lays 400 white eggs on grains.
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (May 2017) |
Latheticus oryzae | |
---|---|
Illustration of Latheticus oryzae | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Tenebrionidae |
Genus: | Latheticus |
Species: | L. oryzae
|
Binomial name | |
Latheticus oryzae
Waterhouse, 1880
[1]
|
Latheticus oryzae (common name long headed flour beetle) is a species of beetle.
This beetle is light brown in color with elongated body measuring 2-3 mm. It resembles Tribolium casteneum..
Both adult and grub feed on a milled product and can exist as a secondary infestation in stored grains. It attacks cereals, flour, packaged food, rice and rice products.
The female lays 400 white eggs on grains.