Species Polyphylla decemlineata - Ten-lined June Beetle

Classification · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Life Cycle · Print References · Works Cited

Ten-Lined June Beetle? - Polyphylla decemlineata

Polyphylla decilineata - Polyphylla decemlineata - female

Ten-Lined June Beetle (polyphylla decemlineata) - Polyphylla decemlineata

Ten-lined June Beetle - Polyphylla decemlineata - male

Ten-line June Beetle - Polyphylla decemlineata

Large Stripped Beetle? - Polyphylla decemlineata

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles)

Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)

Subfamily Melolonthinae (May Beetles and June Bugs)

Tribe Melolonthini

Genus Polyphylla (Lined June Beetles)

Species decemlineata (Ten-lined June Beetle)

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.

Range

West and north-central states

Habitat

Larvae live in soil.

Adults are attracted to lights at night.

Life Cycle

See Genus info page

Print References

(1) Page 418

Works Cited

1.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico By Ross H. Arnett

Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 8 July, 2005 - 10:50am
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason, Beatriz Moisset, Robin McLeod
Last updated 26 July, 2008 - 9:38am

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