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May Beetle - Phyllophaga anxia
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

May Beetle - Phyllophaga anxia
Dummer, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA
April 10, 2006
Size: 26mm
Is this a Phyllophaga sp.?

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May Beetle - Phyllophaga anxia May Beetle - Phyllophaga anxia
Contributed by tom murray on 12 April, 2006 - 8:21pm
Last updated 13 June, 2010 - 9:34pm

Moved
Moved from May Beetles.

P. anxia is supported by several characters, including hind tibial spurs.
… Blaine Mathison, 13 June, 2010 - 9:34pm

Phyllophaga sp.
P. anxia is a likely early season species here, but unfortunately there are a few other larger species that also look like this.
… Donald S. Chandler, 13 April, 2006 - 8:12am

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