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Species Popillia japonica - Japanese Beetle

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
Superfamily Scarabaeoidea
Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)
Subfamily Rutelinae (Shining Leaf Chafers)
Tribe Anomalini
Genus Popillia
Species japonica (Japanese Beetle)
Explanation of Names
Popillia japonica Newman 1841
Size
~10 mm
Range
mostly e. N. Amer. (away from the Gulf coast) w/ scattered w. records - Map (1)(2), native to E. Asia
Season
mostly: June-Sept (BG data)
Food
Larvae feed on roots of many plants. adults feed on more than 350 different species of plants, but are especially fond of roses, grapes, smartweed, soybeans, corn silks, flowers of all kinds, and overripe fruit.
Life Cycle
Adult females lay eggs in soil June through early fall. Grubs feed on roots until hibernating underground (4-8" deep) as third instar larvae when cool weather comes.
Remarks
earliest record in our area: NJ 1916
Parasitized by the introduced fly Istocheta aldrichi and wasp Tiphia vernalis, and the native Scolia dubia.
Also parasitzed by an introduced species, Campsomeris annulata, a native of China and Japan.
Print References
Potter D.A., Held W. (2002) Biology and management of the Japanese Beetle. Ann. Rev. Entomol. 47: 175–205. (Full text)
Frank K.D. (2017) Establishment of the Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica Newman) in North America near Philadelphia a century ago. Ent. News 126: 153-174.
Internet References
Ohio State (Shetlar & Andon 2015)(3)
Iowa State (Hodgson 2009)
Featured Creatures (Gyeltshen & Hodges 2010)(4)