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Species Polyphylla decemlineata - Ten-lined June Beetle

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
Superfamily Scarabaeoidea
Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)
Subfamily Melolonthinae (May Beetles and Junebugs)
Tribe Melolonthini
Genus Polyphylla (Lined June Beetles)
Species decemlineata (Ten-lined June Beetle)
Explanation of Names
Polyphylla decemlineata (Say 1824)
Size
22-28 mm
Identification
Brown, body with yellow and white scales each located within a puncture; elytra with broad white stripes; antennal plates very large.
Habitat
Larvae in soil. Adults come to lights