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Species Phyllophaga congrua

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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 Melolonthinae (May Beetles and Junebugs)
Tribe Rhizotrogini
Genus Phyllophaga (May Beetles)
No Taxon (Subgenus Phyllophaga)
Species congrua (Phyllophaga congrua)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Phyllophaga congrua (LeConte)
Orig. Comb: Lachnosterna congrua LeConte 1856
Size
15-19 mm (1)
Range
TX-MS-IN-SD, PA - Map (1)(2), s. Great Plains, Miss. R. Valley
Season
mid-March to mid-July (1)
Food
Host families: Beech, elm, mulberry, pulse, rose, walnut, willow (1)
Remarks
Quite common in some localities (1)
Print References
LeConte, J.L. 1856. Synopsis of the Melolonthidae. Journal of the Academy of Sciences of Philadelphia (2)3: 225-228.
Internet References
Type - MCZ, Harvard
Works Cited
1.May Beetles of the United States and Canada
Luginbill and Painter. 1953. USDA Technical Bulletin No. 1060.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)