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Lined June Beetle - Polyphylla hammondi - male
Copyright © 2006 Aaron Goodwin

Lined June Beetle - Polyphylla hammondi - Male
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA
August 5, 2006
This chunky beetle came to my backyard blacklight this summer.

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Lined June Beetle - Polyphylla hammondi - male Lined June Beetle - Polyphylla hammondi - male
Contributed by Aaron Goodwin on 27 August, 2006 - 10:10pm
Last updated 28 August, 2006 - 1:35pm

Moved
Moved from Lined June Beetles.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 28 August, 2006 - 1:10pm

Moved
to Polyphylla hammondi.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 28 August, 2006 - 8:27am

 
Thanks!
Thank you for identifying the beetle for me, Phillip. Would the fan-like anntennae denote a male in this case? Unfortunately they were closed up in all my photos.
… Aaron Goodwin, 28 August, 2006 - 1:20pm

 
Yes
The females have the club much smaller, like
… Phillip Harpootlian, 28 August, 2006 - 1:34pm

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