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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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Scarab beetle? - Pelidnota punctata
Copyright © 2008 Joe Brown

Scarab beetle? - Pelidnota punctata
Mt. Olive, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
May 8, 2008
Size: About an 1 1/4 inches
Makes quiet a racket when flying.
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Contributed by Joe Brown on 29 September, 2009 - 4:37pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Joshua P. Basham, 29 September, 2009 - 5:05pm login or register to post comments

looks like the Grapevine Beetle - Pelidnota punctata
to me.
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… Andrew Williams, 29 September, 2009 - 4:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
That's exactly it. Thanks for clarifying.
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