[1] It is considered as a pest as its larvae feed on sugarcane, rice, corn and maize.

An adult Philippine chafer has an ovate body whose length ranges from 14-18 mm.

It has a slightly metallic near-black brown color.

[2] The larva of a Philippine chafer has a C-shaped, cylindrical, white-colored body.

[2] Anomala sulcatula is native to the Philippines but has been introduced to Guam, the northern Mariana Islands and Borneo as an invasive species.