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Agriculture · Q17

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 17

Q17

Sexual trimorphism is seen in

A.
Silkworm
B.
Firefly
C.
Stag beetle
Answer
D.
Khapra beetle

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Sexual trimorphism is seen in the Stag beetle.
Trimorphism is the property exhibited by certain species of having or occurring in three different forms.
Adult male stag beetles have characteristic antler-like mandibles and can grow up to a whopping 75 mm in length. Females have much smaller mandibles and grow between 30 - 50 mm. Both males and females have shiny black heads and thoraxes and brown chestnut-coloured wing cases.