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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles (Scarabaeoidea) » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » May Beetles and June Bugs (Melolonthinae) » Melolonthini » Lined June Beetles (Polyphylla) » Ten-lined June Beetle (Polyphylla decemlineata)
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Large Scarab beetle - Polyphylla decemlineata - male
Copyright © 2008 Armin Hinterwirth

Large Scarab beetle - Polyphylla decemlineata - Male
Bryant, King County, Washington, USA
July 10, 2008
Size: 28 mm
I had the outside light turned on this evening and about an hour after dusk this giant Scarab had landed on the wall. I didn't know we had such large beetles in Seattle... I took him (assume it's a 'him' because of the large antennae) and placed him on a leaf to take a couple of photos indoors. He was so docile I was able to take 6 shots of different DOF in a row, and then added them all with Helicon Focus software, a trial version of which I had coincidentally downloaded today. This beetle turned out to be a great subject for trying out this fantastic software...
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Contributed by Armin Hinterwirth on 11 July, 2008 - 12:59am
Last updated 11 July, 2008 - 1:27pm

Not an expert but...
Please see Ten-lined June Beetle (Polyphylla decemlineata)




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http://bugguide.net/node/view/23563/bgimage

Nice image! I will have to look into that software...
… Ron M., 11 July, 2008 - 1:26am login or register to post comments

 
that's gotta be it...
Thanks for guiding me to the right pages on BugGuide. Ten-lined June Beetle seems to fit the image perfectly. I kept the specimen, so I could always look at it more closely later if needed. For now, I'll move it to Polyphylla decemlineata. Thanks.
… Armin Hinterwirth, 11 July, 2008 - 1:25pm login or register to post comments

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