Ligyrus gibbosus, the carrot beetle, is a species of rhinoceros beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.
[1][2][3] Adults are 13–17 mm (0.5–0.7 in) long, dark reddish-brown to black, and larvae are white with a dark head.
[4][5] It feeds on roots, grasses, and decaying vegetation in the soil, and is a pest of sunflowers and other crops.
[6] L. gibbosus was formerly placed under the genus Tomarus until a 2022 revision by López-García, M.M.
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