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Lined June Beetles
Polyphylla
Polyphylla is a genus of scarab beetle includes about 50 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and orchards with most being identified by white elytra scales forming stripes. The adult beetles are often attracted to lights. Polyphylla lay their eggs on soil near plants from where the larvae hatch and burrow down to the roots on which...
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Polyphylla decemlineata
complexPolyphylla decemlineata
Long-haired June Beetle
speciesPolyphylla crinita
Pine Chafer
speciesPolyphylla fullo
Polyphylla occidentalis
speciesPolyphylla occidentalis
Variegated June Beetle
speciesPolyphylla variolosa
Polyphylla hammondi
complexPolyphylla hammondi
High Mountain June Beetle
speciesPolyphylla comes
Polyphylla olivieri
speciesPolyphylla olivieri
Polyphylla sobrina
speciesPolyphylla sobrina
Polyphylla laticollis
speciesPolyphylla laticollis
Polyphylla taiwana
speciesPolyphylla taiwana
Mount Hermon June Beetle
speciesPolyphylla barbata
Polyphylla alba
speciesPolyphylla alba
Polyphylla albolineata
speciesPolyphylla albolineata
Polyphylla petitii
speciesPolyphylla petitii
Polyphylla davidis
speciesPolyphylla davidis
Polyphylla annamensis
speciesPolyphylla annamensis
Polyphylla albertischulzi
speciesPolyphylla albertischulzi
Polyphylla ragusae
speciesPolyphylla ragusae
Slender Polyphyllan Scarab Beetle
speciesPolyphylla gracilis
Morro Bay Polyphyllan Scarab Beetle
speciesPolyphylla morroensis
Polyphylla schoenfeldti
speciesPolyphylla schoenfeldti
Polyphylla mescalerensis
speciesPolyphylla mescalerensis
Polyphylla arguta
speciesPolyphylla arguta
Polyphylla nubecula
speciesPolyphylla nubecula
Polyphylla tonkinense
speciesPolyphylla tonkinense
Polyphylla nigra
speciesPolyphylla nigra
Coral Pink Sand Dunes June Beetle
speciesPolyphylla uteana
Polyphylla diffracta
speciesPolyphylla diffracta
Polyphylla pottsorum
speciesPolyphylla pottsorum
Polyphylla hassi
speciesPolyphylla hassi
Polyphylla gracilicornis
speciesPolyphylla gracilicornis
Polyphylla irrorata
speciesPolyphylla irrorata
Kelso Dunes June Beetle
speciesPolyphylla aeolus
Delta June Beetle
speciesPolyphylla stellata
Auburndale Scrub Scarab Beetle
speciesPolyphylla starkae
Polyphylla adspersa
speciesPolyphylla adspersa
Monahans ten-lined June beetle
speciesPolyphylla monahansensis
Polyphylla rugosipennis
speciesPolyphylla rugosipennis
Eglin Uplands Scarab Beetle
speciesPolyphylla pubescens
Atascadero June Beetle
speciesPolyphylla nubila
Polyphylla naxiana
speciesPolyphylla naxiana
Polyphylla jessopi
speciesPolyphylla jessopi
Polyphylla devestiva
speciesPolyphylla devestiva
Polyphylla maculipennis
speciesPolyphylla maculipennis
Polyphylla multimaculata
speciesPolyphylla multimaculata
Polyphylla dahnshuensis
speciesPolyphylla dahnshuensis
Polyphylla modulata
speciesPolyphylla modulata
Polyphylla boryi
speciesPolyphylla boryi
Woodruff's Polyphyllan Scarab Beetle
speciesPolyphylla woodruffi
Polyphylla lerestifi
speciesPolyphylla lerestifi
Spotted Warner Valley Dunes June Beetle
speciesPolyphylla avittata
Polyphylla simoni
speciesPolyphylla simoni
Polyphylla hirsuta
speciesPolyphylla hirsuta
Polyphylla minor
speciesPolyphylla minor
Donaldson's Lined June Beetle
speciesPolyphylla donaldsoni
Polyphylla squamiventris
speciesPolyphylla squamiventris
Animas Valley Polyphyllan Scarab Beetle
speciesPolyphylla anivallis
Koso Mountains Polyphyllan Scarab Beetle
speciesPolyphylla koso
Polyphylla socorriana
speciesPolyphylla socorriana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 84572.