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Lepidiota consobrina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Lepidiota
Species:	L. consobrina
Binomial name
Lepidiota consobrina Girault, 1918

Lepidiota consobrina, the consobrina cane grub, is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is a pest of sugarcane, and occurs from Mossman to Gordonvale (Queensland, Australia), changing from a one-year lifecycle south of Cairns to a two-year lifecycle further north.

References

1. "1. consobrina canegrub". Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
2. M. N. Sallam; P. G. Allsopp; K. J. Chandler; P. R. Samson (2007). "Sugarcane". In Peter T. Bailey (ed.). Pests of Field Crops and Pastures: Identification and Control. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 305–342. ISBN 978-0-643-06758-5.

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