Diabrotica barberi
Species of beetle
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Diabrotica barberi, the northern corn rootworm, is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] Adults feed on corn, and, when corn is unavailable, goldenrod pollen.[4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Diabrotica |
| Species: | D. barberi |
| Binomial name | |
| Diabrotica barberi R. Smith & Lawrence, 1967 | |
