Claim · #6495673
Adoretus sinicus · herbivory · Rosa spp.
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Beetles feed on plant tissue between leaf veins, creating a lace-like appearance”
- Source
- Hawai'i Landscape Plant Pest Guide: Chewing Insects
- Authors
- Hara A., Niino-DuPonte R.
- Year
- 2015
- Publication
- UH-CTAHR Insect Pests IP-37
- Page
- 4
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Adoretus sinicus is a known invasive scarab in Hawaii skeletonizing rose foliage.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Chinese rose beetle adults skeletonize leaves between veins; classic feeding signature.”
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