Genus

Polyphylla (Lined june beetles)

Polyphylla crinita. Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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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…

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Subtaxa

Species: Polyphylla crinita (Long-haired june beetle)

Species: Polyphylla decemlineata (Ten-lined june beetle)

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