Polyphylla
| Polyphylla | |
|---|---|
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| Female Polyphylla decemlineata (Melolonthini) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Melolonthinae |
| Genus: | 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 they will feed. They reach maturity in two to three years.
Species
Listed alphabetically.[1]
- Polyphylla aeolus
- Polyphylla anteronivea
- Polyphylla arguta
- Polyphylla avittata
- Polyphylla barbata – Mount Hermon June Beetle
- Polyphylla cavifrons
- Polyphylla comes
- Polyphylla crinita Pacific coastal states of western North America
- Polyphylla decemlineata – Ten-lined June Beetle
- Polyphylla diffracta
- Polyphylla donaldsoni – Donaldson's Lined June Beetle
- Polyphylla erratica – Death Valley June Beetle
- Polyphylla fullo (southern and central Europe)
- Polyphylla hammondi
- Polyphylla hirsuta
- Polyphylla mescalerensis
Polyphylla monahansensis
- Polyphylla monahansensis
- Polyphylla nubila – Atascadero June Beetle
- Polyphylla occidentalis
- Polyphylla pottsorum
- Polyphylla starkae
- Polyphylla woodruffi
- Polyphylla variolosa – Variegated June Beetle
References
- ↑ Polyphylla, BugGuide
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