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Mount Hermon June Beetle - Polyphylla barbata

Mount Hermon June Beetle - Polyphylla barbata
Quail Hollow County Park, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
July 24, 2016
Size: ~2 cm body length
Attracted to insect light.

Nat, you are probably correct here, but ...
it doesn't strike me as barbata, especially with the heavily abraded dorsum. I think P. decemlineata also occurs in that area as well, but that species usually has well defined elytral vittae. If I didn't know the locality I'd say it looks like P. crinita from the rough-edged vittae, but that species is not known to occur there. Not contradicting you, just adding my 2ยข for the BG community.

All things being equal, I'd agree with barabata ...

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