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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles (Scarabaeoidea) » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » May Beetles and June Bugs (Melolonthinae) » Macrodactylini » Macrodactylus

Genus Macrodactylus

Classification · Other Common Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Rose Chafer - Macrodactylus subspinosus Macrodactylus Beetles - Macrodactylus subspinosus - male - female Macrodactylus uniformis Macrodactylus sp. - Macrodactylus Rose Chafer? - Macrodactylus Chafer? - Macrodactylus BG2551 E1249 - Macrodactylus
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 Macrodactylini
Genus Macrodactylus
Other Common Names
Rose chafer, Large-clawed Scarab (M. uniformis)
Numbers
Nearctica.com lists 3 species: angustatus, subspinosa, and uniformis.
Size
Circa 7-11 mm
Identification
Dull brown covered with yellow scales, long claws.
Range
M. subpsinous (a) is widespread in eastern/central North America (see account). M. uniformis is called "Western Rose Chafer", see: this site, and is found in Arizona into Mexico. M. angustatus is on the checklist of beetles at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Various other references suggest it is found in the upper midwestern US and the Appalachian region.
Habitat
Flowers, edges, fields.
Season
Summer: May-August (subspinosus, eastern North Carolina)
Food
Adults eat foliage, esp. grapes, also perhaps, pollen, nextar.
Remarks
Macrodactylus means "large fingers".
Print References
Arnett and Jacques, #103--M. uniformis (1)
Brimley, p. 205, lists M. subspinosus and M. angustatus for much of state. (2)
Cranshaw, pp. 270-271 (3)
Harpootlian, p. 95 (4)
Internet References
North Carolina State University Entomology Collection lists angustatus and subspinos(us) for that state.
Works Cited
1.Simon & Schuster's Guide to Insects
By Dr. Ross H. Arnett, Dr. Richard L. Jacques
2.Insects of North Carolina
By C.S. Brimley
3.Garden Insects of North America : The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs (Princeton Field Guides)
By Whitney Cranshaw
4.Scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of South Carolina
By Phillip J. Harpootlian
Contributed by Cotinis on 22 March, 2004 - 11:21am
Last updated 4 March, 2006 - 5:55am

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