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Polyphylla sp - Polyphylla - female
Copyright © 2008 Will Chatfield-Taylor

Polyphylla sp - Polyphylla - Female
Pescadero Crk. Rd and Hwy 84, San Mateo County, California, USA
August 8, 2008
Size: 30mm
Dunno if this can be ID'd to species or not
Contributed by Will Chatfield-Taylor on 25 August, 2008 - 4:49pm
Last updated 11 September, 2008 - 4:13pm

The only Polyphylla we have
Is this one - P. decemlineata. I find one almost every night at my lights.
… Illia-Shaundra Chavez, 25 August, 2008 - 9:34pm

 
14 species in California
There are 14 species in california, I don't know how to tell them apart.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 25 August, 2008 - 10:04pm

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