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Southern corn rootworm

Diabrotica undecimpunctata Mannerheim, 1843

Status not recordedbeetles

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

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Quick facts about the southern corn rootworm

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
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 southern corn rootworm live?

Not recorded

Is the southern 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 southern corn rootworm classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyChrysomelidae
  6. genusDiabrotica
  7. SpeciesDiabrotica undecimpunctata Mannerheim, 1843

Synonyms Diabrotica unidecimpunctata

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Spotted cucumber beetleEnglish
  • DoradillaSpanish
  • chrysomèle maculée du concombreFrench
  • Besouro-do-pepino-malhadoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the southern 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 southern corn rootworm?

The southern corn rootworm (Diabrotica undecimpunctata) belongs to the family Chrysomelidae in the order Coleoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Southern corn rootworm (Diabrotica undecimpunctata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-corn-rootworm

MLA

“Southern corn rootworm (Diabrotica undecimpunctata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-corn-rootworm.

BibTeX
@misc{southern_corn_rootworm_2026,
  title = {Southern corn rootworm (Diabrotica undecimpunctata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-corn-rootworm},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}