Date Stone Beetle
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| Scientific name | Coccotrypes dactyliperda |
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| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Higher classification | Coccotrypes |
| Order | Beetle |
| Rank | Species |
| Family | Curculionidae |
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| ID | 2279353 |
About Date Stone Beetle
The date stone beetle, palm seed borer, or button beetle, Coccotrypes dactyliperda, is an insect belonging to the bark beetles. It feeds on and spends part of its life cycle in dates, the fruits of the date palm. Because of its damage to dates, it is considered a pest.
