Rose-chafers

Guides

• Macrodactylus

  rose chafers, American rose chafers

  Macrodactylus is a genus of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae, commonly known as rose chafers or American rose chafers. The genus contains at least 110 described species distributed primarily in the Americas. Adults are typically associated with vegetation, and some species are documented agricultural pests of crops such as maize. Larval stages are soil-dwelling and develop in association with organic matter or host plant roots.

  ScarabaeidaeMelolonthinaerose-chafersagricultural-pestmaize-pestCentral-AmericaMexicosoil-dwelling-larvaechemical-ecologyphytophagous