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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) » Shining Leaf Chafers (Rutelinae) » Rutelini » Pelidnota » Grapevine Beetle (Pelidnota punctata)
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beetle? - Pelidnota punctata
Copyright © 2009 sannebear

beetle? - Pelidnota punctata
Beacon, Dutchess - extreme Southern County, New York, USA
July 18, 2009
Size: just over an inch long
found two of these beetles on some flowering weeds surrounding a rotting tree trunk. We live on the edge of substantial woodlands and have just had a very heavy rain overnight. They haven't appeared to have moved since early this AM.

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beetle? - Pelidnota punctata beetle? - Pelidnota punctata
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Contributed by sannebear on 18 July, 2009 - 10:02am
Last updated 9 August, 2009 - 11:21am

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Moved from ID Request.
These images need a lot of cropping. Remember that only you and the editors can see the full size image and everybody else misses the details.
… Beatriz Moisset, 9 August, 2009 - 11:21am login or register to post comments

grapevine beetle?
just figured these must be grapevine beetles. Are they quite destructive or not?
… sannebear, 18 July, 2009 - 10:25am login or register to post comments

 
Correct - Grapevine Beetle
Adults feed on grape leaves. Larvae feed on decaying stumps and the soil around same. (Eaton/Kaufman insect guide)
… John Schneider, 27 July, 2009 - 12:09pm login or register to post comments

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