Dinapate wrightii: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Bostrichidae
- Genus
- Dinapate
- Species
- Dinapate wrightii
- Scientific Name
- Dinapate wrightii
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Dinapate wrightii
Dinapate wrightii, also known as the giant palm borer, is the largest species in the beetle family Bostrichidae, and sometimes a pest of palm trees, especially Washingtonia filifera and Washingtonia robusta. It is native to extreme southern California and possibly Baja California, and only commonly recorded from the Coachella Valley.
...Dinapate wrightii in languages:
- English
- Giant Palm Borer
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