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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Rhinoceros Beetles (Dynastinae) » Cyclocephalini » Masked Chafers (Cyclocephala) » Southern Masked Chafer (Cyclocephala lurida)
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June Bug - Cyclocephala lurida
Copyright © 2006 The Longs

June Bug - Cyclocephala lurida
The Woodlands, Montgomery County, Texas, USA
May 28, 2006
Texas A&M lists this as a common beetle here. It seeks light, and like other June Bugs, it noisily hits our lighted windows at night. ("Common" agrees with our experience. In the evening, the June Bugs hitting the window can sound like popcorn in the microwave.) It's not a spectacular picture, but I'd hate for a newcomer to think these beetles aren't found in Texas.
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Contributed by The Longs on 15 June, 2006 - 11:34am
Last updated 20 April, 2022 - 1:40pm

"June Bugs/Beetles" vs. Dynastinae
Not to nit-pick, but June Beetles are technically within a different subfamily of Scarabaeidae - Melolonthinae - while Cyclocephala is part of Dynastinae, which to Coleopterists is a huge difference! ;-)
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Link to "here" broken.
What was the reference? Can you provide a newer link or title?
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