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Polyphylla decemlineata - female
Copyright © 2008 margarethe brummermann

Polyphylla decemlineata - Female
Southwest Research Station, close to Portal, Chiricahuas, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
August 12, 2008
Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 16 August, 2008 - 9:00pm
Last updated 7 December, 2009 - 8:31pm

Moved
Moved from Lined June Beetles.
… Blaine Mathison, 7 December, 2009 - 8:31pm

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

 
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

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