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Polyphylla decemlineata - Polyphylla - female
Copyright © 2008 margarethe brummermann

Polyphylla decemlineata - Polyphylla - Female
Southwest Research Station, close to Portal, Chiricahuas, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
August 12, 2008
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Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 16 August, 2008 - 9:00pm
Last updated 19 August, 2008 - 3:15pm

no doubt about genus, but
doesn't look like decemlineata. There are many western species - it probably isn't possible to ID most from photos.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 16 August, 2008 - 9:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Interesting,
it looks rounder than the others I've seen, but I thought that's because it's a female
… margarethe brummermann, 17 August, 2008 - 12:12am login or register to post comments

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