Lepidiota stigma

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| image = Lepidiota - larva.JPG

| image_caption = The third instar of Lepidiota stigma

| taxon = Lepidiota stigma

| authority = Fabricius, 1798{{Cite web|url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1064867|title=Lepidiota stigma (Fabricius, 1798)|website=www.gbif.org}}

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Lepidiota stigma, also known as sugarcane white grub,{{Cite web|title=Lepidiota stigma (sugarcane white grub)|url=https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/31422|access-date=2021-01-02|website=www.cabi.org}} is a species of insect native to Southeast Asia. The species is known to attack sugarcane fields in the region.{{Cite web |date=1995 |title=Mechanical control of the white grub Lepidiota stigma F. at Madukismo sugar estate. |url=https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/full/10.5555/19971103128 |access-date=2021-01-02 |website=www.cabi.org |language=en}}

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