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Adoretus versutus
Rose Beetle
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General Information
COMMON NAMES:
Rose Beetle, Rose Shaver
COOK ISLANDS STATUS:
Introduced - Recent (1/1990 on Rarotonga), Naturalised; S.Group; ?; Land, horticultural
SIGNIFICANCE LIST:
; Serious pest by damaging and disfiguring ornamental plants.
Cook Islands Distribution
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Southern Group:
Present
Makatea:
RR
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
++++
+++
Northern Group:
TN
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
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no data
-
absent
L
localised
X
extinct 'naturally'
W
widespread
XQi
quarantine intercepted
R
recent
XQe
eradicated
?
query preceding category
P
present
T?
taxonomic query
S
seasonal
nn
present, said to have no name
O
occasional
?1
present, name not investigated
++++
very common
?2
presence not verified, no name recorded
+++
common
N/A
absent, name not expected
++
uncommon
+
rare
Cook Islands islands: RR =Rarotonga, MG = Mangaia, AT =‘Ātiu, MK=Ma‘uke, MT=Miti‘āro, AK=Aitutaki, PL=Palmerston, PN=Penrhyn, MN=Manuae, TK=Takūtea, TN=Tongareva (TS=Tongaleva Spoken, TW=Tongareva Written, they say "el" but write "r"), MH=Manihiki, RK=Rakahanga, PK=Pukapuka, NS=Nassau, SW=Suwarrow. After a Polynesian name: ^=orthography query.
Countries and other: FIJ=Fiji, WT=Wallis & Futuna, SAM=Samoa, TON=Tonga, NIU=Niue, CK=Cook Islands, CKM=Cook Islands Māori, FP=French Polynesia, AUS=Australs, SOC=Societies, TAH=Tahiti, TUA=Tuamotus, MQS=Marquesas, MNG=Mangareva, PIT=Pitcain group, EAS=Easter Island, HAW=Hawai‘i, NZ=New Zealand, NZM=New Zealand Māori
Pests & Hosts
Scientific Taxonomy
Adoretus versutus
Har.
TAXONOMY:
ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; ATELOCERATA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PTERYGOTA; Coleoptera; SCARABAEIDAE
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SIGNIFICANCE NOTES
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NEGATIVE SIGNIFICANCE:
Serious pest by damaging and disfiguring ornamental plants..
Comments:
Adults feed on the leaves of plants in Hibiscus (MALVACEAE) and Rose (ROSACEAE) families. The larve feed on the roots of various plants but not considered a pest. [Ref.k;d]
Vouchers & References
Vouchers:
None Recorded.
References:
None recorded.
Data Update History (
information
):
zTX, zB02, zM02
Web Resources
Citation Information
McCormack, Gerald
(2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org.
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