Diabrotica virgifera

{{Short description|Species of beetle}}

{{Speciesbox

| image = Diabrotica virgifera side.jpg

| genus = Diabrotica

| species = virgifera

| authority = LeConte, 1868

| subdivision_ranks = Subspecies

| subdivision =

• Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte, 1868
• Diabrotica virgifera zeae Krysan & Smith, 1987

}}

Diabrotica virgifera is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is an agricultural pest species that attacks maize.{{Cite journal |last=Eben |first=Astrid |date=February 2022 |title=Ecology and Evolutionary History of Diabrotica Beetles—Overview and Update |journal=Insects |language=en |volume=13 |issue=2 |pages=156 |doi=10.3390/insects13020156 |issn=2075-4450 |pmc=8877772 |pmid=35206729|doi-access=free }} It includes two subspecies, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (the western corn rootworm) and Diabrotica virgifera zeae (the Mexican corn rootworm).{{Cite journal |last1=Cabrera Walsh |first1=Guillermo |last2=Ávila |first2=Crébio J. |last3=Cabrera |first3=Nora |last4=Nava |first4=Dori E. |last5=de Sene Pinto |first5=Alexandre |last6=Weber |first6=Donald C. |date=2020-07-08 |title=Biology and Management of Pest Diabrotica Species in South America |journal=Insects |language=en |volume=11 |issue=7 |pages=421 |doi=10.3390/insects11070421 |issn=2075-4450 |pmc=7411984 |pmid=32650377|doi-access=free }}

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