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Maladera insanabilis . Maladera insanabilis is a species of a beetle in the family Scarabaeidae . In Israel, it is sometimes called the Khomeini Beetle .¹ [1] Adults are active in the summer and in the spring, flying mostly in evening.² Males can be seen flying at night searching for females . They are attracted to light.³ Adults range in length from 7 to 9 mm, they color is brown - red .⁴ They may cause damage to farmers : the adult diet consists of leaves , buds and flowers of several plants like roses , sweet potato and citrus trees . The female lays between 60 to 100 eggs on the soil in clusters. The larval forms of M. insanabilis live underground. Their diet consists of roots and may cause a serious damage to crops like sweet potato. This species was introduced into Israel in the 80s; as part of the Israel-Iran deals, in exchange for goods, Iran paid Israel with Pistachios and oil. The insect hitched a ride with these shipments and was thus introduced to the region having been indigenous to Iran only. Unaware that this beetle was already well-known elsewhere, an Israeli researcher mistakenly re-named it Maladera matrida , the new (and invalid) scientific name reflecting the nuisance it brings: "matrida" "מטרידה" means "annoying" in Hebrew .⁵

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Wikispecies has information related to Maladera insanabilis . Maladera insanabilis , sometimes colloquially called "Khomeini Beetle" , is a species of a beetle in the family Scarabaeidae . It is prevalent in Iran and other countries in the Middle-East . Adults are active in the summer and in the spring. Males can be seen flying at night searching for females, and their attraction to light makes them a common household pest. Adults range in length from 7 to 9 mm and possess a brownish-red color.

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Species of beetle Wikispecies has information related to Maladera insanabilis . Maladera insanabilis , sometimes colloquially called "Khomeini Beetle" , is a species of a beetle in the family Scarabaeidae . It is prevalent in Iran and other countries in the Middle-East . Adults are active in the summer and in the spring. Males can be seen flying at night searching for females, and their attraction to light makes them a common household pest. Adults range in length from 7 to 9 mm and possess a brownish-red color.

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Species of beetle Maladera insanabilis , sometimes colloquially called "Khomeini beetle" , is a species of a beetle in the family Scarabaeidae . It is prevalent in Iran and other countries in the Middle-East . Adults are active in the summer and in the spring. Males can be seen flying at night searching for females, and their attraction to light makes them a common household pest. Adults range in length from 7 to 9 mm and possess a brownish-red color.

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