Identification
A large yellow/green scarab with no elytral markings. Elytra has irregular rows of punctures.
Range
Eastern, central, southwestern United States (?), also southeastern Canada.
Habitat
Deciduous forests and woodlands, adjacent fields
Season
Spring-summer (April-July)
Food
Adults feed on willow, poplar foliage.
Life Cycle
Female scatters eggs on soil near a tree. Larvae burrow to reach their food source, rotting logs and roots. They pupate at the end of one or two years in earthen cells.
Remarks
Tribe Rutelini. This was supposedly Poe's
Gold-bug, according to the account at
Clemson.
This beetle is usually listed as uncommon.
Print References
Arnett, p. 175, fig. 429b
(1)
Harpootlian, p. 104, fig. 200
(2)
Milne, p. 557, fig. 234
(3)Contributed by
Cotinis on 18 June, 2004 - 11:16am
Last updated 12 June, 2007 - 4:29pm
