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Beetles
Apple Blossom Beetle
Tropinota hirta (Poda) 1761 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetonidae)
Status
Exotic (absent from Australia) Pest Species
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Caption: Specimen Locality Label: Hungary, June 2004, A. Szito (DAWA)

Body length 8-13 mm, grey black in colour covered with long yellow white hairs. Elytra have horizontal white or yellow spots. Pronotum is without spots, and has a defined longitudinal ridge.

(Jermy & Bálazs 1990)

 

PaDIL Links:
White-spotted Rose Beetle (Oxythyrea funesta)

Specimen contact point: Department of Agriculture, Western Australia

Citation: Graham, R. (2008) Apple Blossom Beetle (Tropinota hirta) Pest and Diseases Image Library. Updated on 1/29/2008 4:45:20 PM. Available online: http://www.padil.gov.au

Created Date: 5/27/2005 4:28:03 PM

Last Updated: 1/29/2008 4:45:20 PM

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