Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle on Cycad (IMAGE)

University of Guam

Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle on Cycad

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Coconut rhinoceros beetle adult and frass extracted from a burrow within the cataphylls of a Cycas micronesica stem apex. Cycad cataphylls are modified leaves designed to protect the massive stem apex.

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University of Guam Western Pacific Tropical Research Center

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