Maryland Biodiversity Project - Rice Beetle (Dyscinetus morator)

Rice Beetle Dyscinetus morator (Fabricius, 1798)

Synonyms: Chalepus trachypygus, Discinetus trachypygus.

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Coleoptera > Family Scarabaeidae > Genus Dyscinetus Rice Beetle - Dyscinetus morator - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/11328

There are 21 records in the project database.

A Rice Beetle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/20/2013). Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

A Rice Beetle in Harford Co., Maryland (3/11/2020). Determined by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Rice Beetle in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/6/2015). Identification verified by a beetle expert at BugGuide. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Rice Beetle in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/15/2018). Determined by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Rice Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/17/2013). Identification verified by Brad Barnd/BugGuide. Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

Rice Beetle in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/30/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Rice Beetle in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/6/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Rice Beetle in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/18/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Rice Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/11/2014). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

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