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Northern corn rootworm

Diabrotica barberi R. Smith & Lawrence, 1967

Status not recordedbeetles

The northern corn rootworm (Diabrotica barberi) is a species in the family Chrysomelidae, order Coleoptera.

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Quick facts about the northern corn rootworm

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the northern corn rootworm live?

Not recorded

Is the northern corn rootworm endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the northern corn rootworm classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyChrysomelidae
  6. genusDiabrotica
  7. SpeciesDiabrotica barberi R. Smith & Lawrence, 1967
Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Chrysomèle verte des racines du maïsFrench
  • 美玉米根葉甲Chinese
  • chrysomèle des racines du maïs du nordFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the northern corn rootworm

Other species in the same genus Diabrotica.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the northern corn rootworm?

The northern corn rootworm (Diabrotica barberi) belongs to the family Chrysomelidae in the order Coleoptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Northern corn rootworm (Diabrotica barberi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-corn-rootworm

MLA

“Northern corn rootworm (Diabrotica barberi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-corn-rootworm.

BibTeX
@misc{northern_corn_rootworm_2026,
  title = {Northern corn rootworm (Diabrotica barberi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-corn-rootworm},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}