''Anomala'' is a genus of shining leaf chafers in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae. There are at least 1,200 described species in ''Anomala''. A common characteristic behavior of beetles in ''Anomala'' is that most grubs of these species feed on the roots of grasses, becoming a pest in many areas where they invade. One notable species is the

Oriental beetle The Oriental beetle (''Anomala orientalis'', often given as ''Exomala orientalis'' under an invalid genus nameJameson, Paucar-Cabrera, Solís. 2003: Synopsis of the New World genera of Anomalini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) and descripti ...

(''Anomala orientalis''), which was introduced to

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and has since become a major pest in several mid-Atlantic states.

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Anomala albopilosa ''Anomala albopilosa'', known by the common names green chafer, white-haired leaf chafer and sugarcane white grub, is a species of chafer beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It was originally described in the genus ''Euchlora'' by Frederick Willi ...

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Anomala anoguttata ''Anomala'' is a genus of shining leaf chafers in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae. There are at least 1,200 described species in ''Anomala''. A common characteristic behavior of beetles in ''Anomala'' is that most grubs of thes ...

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Anomala cupripes ''Anomala'' is a genus of shining leaf chafers in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae. There are at least 1,200 described species in ''Anomala''. A common characteristic behavior of beetles in ''Anomala'' is that most grubs of thes ...

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Anomala cavifrons ''Anomala cavifrons'' is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae. References Further reading * Rutelinae Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1867 {{Rutelinae-stub ...

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Anomala delicata ''Anomala delicata'' is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family Scarabaeidae. References Further reading * Arnett, R. H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (21 June 2002). ''American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphag ...

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Anomala hualienensis ''Anomala hualienensis'' is a species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It was described by Ming-Zhi Zhao in 2022. Etymology The species is named after Hualien County, where the type material In biology, a type is a particular s ...

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Anomala flavipennis ''Anomala flavipennis'', the panhandle beach anomala scarab beetle, is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family Scarabaeidae. Subspecies These seven subspecies belong to the species ''Anomala flavipennis'': * ''Anomala flavipennis amissa ...

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Anomala horticola ''Anomala'' is a genus of shining leaf chafers in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae. There are at least 1,200 described species in ''Anomala''. A common characteristic behavior of beetles in ''Anomala'' is that most grubs of thes ...

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Anomala innuba ''Anomala innuba'' is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae. Subspecies These two subspecies belong to the species ''Anomala innuba'': * ''Anomala innuba innuba'' * ''Anomala innuba piceola'' Casey, 19 ...

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Anomala linwenhsini ''Anomala linwenhsini'' is a species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It was described by Ming-Zhi Zhao and Carsten Zorn in 2022. Etymology The species is named after Wen-Hsin Lin, who collected the type specimen. Distribution Thi ...

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Anomala lucicola ''Anomala lucicola'' is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae. References Further reading * Rutelinae Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1798 {{Rutelinae-stub ...

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Anomala ludoviciana ''Anomala ludoviciana'' is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae. References Further reading * Rutelinae Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1906 {{Rutelinae-stub ...

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Anomala marginata ''Anomala'' is a genus of shining leaf chafers in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae. There are at least 1,200 described species in ''Anomala''. A common characteristic behavior of beetles in ''Anomala'' is that most grubs of thes ...

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Anomala oblivia ''Anomala oblivia'', the pine chafer, is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae. References Further reading * Rutelinae Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1884 {{Rutelinae ...

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Anomala undulata ''Anomala undulata'' is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae. References Further reading * External links * Rutelinae Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1845 {{Rute ...

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Anomala vitis ''Anomala vitis'', the vine chafer, is a species of scarab (beetle of the family Scarabaeidae). It has a palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eura ...

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Anomala wutaiensis ''Anomala wutaiensis'' is a species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It was described by Ming-Zhi Zhao and Carsten Zorn in 2022. Etymology The species is named after Wutai County, where the type was collected. Distribution This sp ...

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Bugguide.net genus profile
Rutelinae Taxa named by George Samouelle {{Rutelinae-stub

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