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striped beetle - Polyphylla crinita

striped beetle - Polyphylla crinita
Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada
July 28, 2007
Size: approximately 2.6 cm
Found underneath plastic sheeting; made chuffing sound and lifted carapace up and down when disturbed; hairy/sticky legs ready to grasp whatever offered; eager (?) to return to cover of leafy low plant after photo shoot.

Moved

Polyphylla crinita

Ten-lined June Beetle (Polyphylla decemlineata)

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