lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica  (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae)

lesser grain borer
Hexapoda (including Insecta) > Coleoptera > Bostrichidae
Rhyzopertha dominica (Fabricius, 1792)


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Photographer: Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, , United States
Contact: Pat Zungoli, Clemson University
Descriptor: Adult(s)
Description: Easily identified by location of the head, which is turned down under the thorax. This is a primary grain pest since both adults and larvae destroy whole grain kernels.
Image taken in: United States


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