Rose Chafer Beetle - Macrodactylus subspinosus

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Copyright © 2007 Janice Stiefel

Rose Chafer Beetle - Macrodactylus subspinosus

Sheboygan, Kohler Andre State Park, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA
June 30, 1992
Size: 1/2 in.

Found numerous adults on Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca). Photo of one individual taken on my corduroy pant legs.

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Contributed by Janice Stiefel on 28 December, 2007 - 3:35pm

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