Ten-lined June beetle

Ten-lined June beetle

Taxobox | name = Ten-lined June beetle


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Coleoptera
familia = Scarabaeidae
subfamilia = Melolonthinae
genus = "Polyphylla"
species = "P. decemlineata"
binomial = "Polyphylla decemlineata"
binomial_authority = (Say, 1823)The ten-lined June beetle is a scarab beetle, living in the western United States. They are attracted to light and feed off the needles of coniferous trees. They can make a hissing sound [http://www.parfaitimage.com/Insecta/polyphylla_decemlineata.html] when touched or otherwise disturbed.

Description

They are rather large in size (for an insect), some growing to sizes as large as an 1¼ inches or more. As in other members of this genus, the males have large distinctive antennae consisting of several lamellate plates, which they close up when threatened. The wing covers have four long white stripes and one short stripe each. The underside of the thorax is covered with brownish hairs.

External links

* [http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/animals/species/3614.html Yahooligans]
* [http://www.torreypine.org/animals/Insects/JuneBeetle.htm TorreyPine.org]
* [http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?fotogID=861&curPageNum=10&recnum=IS0028 enature]
* [http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ww0502.htm Wayne's Word page on beetles]


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