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big bug - Polyphylla decemlineata - male
Copyright © 2007 lynz

big bug - Polyphylla decemlineata - Male
Vancouver, Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada
June 15, 2007
Size: 2.5 inches long
What is this?? It was flying around my balcony garden at night.
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Contributed by lynz on 16 June, 2007 - 1:45pm
Last updated 6 November, 2007 - 8:36pm

Ten-lined June Beetle, male
Compare.
… Jim McClarin, 16 June, 2007 - 4:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Ten-lined June Beetle, male
Thank you for the ID, he certainly does match the comparison pictures that you linked to.

I had never seen one of these before last night's encounter, I will have to read up on them. I don't think they are common in this area, not in the city anyway. He sure is a fearsome looking fellow though, he actually hissed at me when I moved the leaf while photographing him... startled the heck out of me. He is so big!

I hope his girlfriend didn't leave eggs all over the garden, I would prefer not to run into another one.
… lynz, 16 June, 2007 - 9:41pm login or register to post comments

 
They're quite harmless.
They don't bite. If you held it in your hand, it might continue to hiss threateningly but it's all bluff. The worst it could do is make some fine scratches on your skin with its claws trying to get away.
… Jim McClarin, 17 June, 2007 - 4:45am login or register to post comments

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