Adoretus sinicus Burmeister, 1855 is a animal in the Scarabaeidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Adoretus sinicus Burmeister, 1855
Adoretus sinicus, the Chinese rose beetle, is a scarab beetle that feeds on native hibiscus plants on Oʻahu.
Adoretus sinicus, commonly known as the Chinese rose beetle, is a scarab beetle that belongs to the genus Adoretus and its subgenus Adoretus. On the island of Oʻahu, this beetle feeds on two indigenous plants: ʻakiohala (Hibiscus furcellatus) and maʻo hau hele (Hibiscus brackenridgei).
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