''Anomala vitis'', the vine chafer, is a species of
scarab (beetle of the family
Scarabaeidae
The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 35,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change. Several groups formerly tre ...
). It has a
palearctic
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is a biogeographic realm of the Earth, the largest of eight. Confined almost entirely to the Eastern Hemisphere, it stretches across Europe and Asia, north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa.
Th ...
distribution. Like many ''Anomala'' species, it is regarded as a pest of agricultural crops, in this case grapevines.
References
Rutelinae
Beetles described in 1775
Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
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