June beetle
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June beetle is the common name for several scarab beetle
s that appear around June:
In subfamily Cetoniinae:
In subfamily Melolonthinae
:
Scarab beetle
Scarab beetle may refer to these species: * A beetle of the family Scarabaeidae* Scarabaeus sacer, the dung beetle species worshipped by the ancient Egyptians as an embodiment of the god Khepri...
s that appear around June:
In subfamily Cetoniinae:
- Cotinis nitidaCotinis nitidaCotinis nitida, also known as the green beetle, is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It occurs in the southeastern part of the United States. It is not easily distinguished from the related southwestern species, Cotinis mutabilis....
(Green June Beetle) of the southeastern United States - Cotinis mutabilis (Figeater Beetle) of the western and southwestern United States
In subfamily Melolonthinae
Melolonthinae
Melolonthinae is a subfamily of the scarab beetles . It is a very diverse group; distributed over most of the world, it contains many familiar species. Some authors include the scarab subfamilies Euchirinae and Pachypodinae as tribes in the Melolonthinae.Unlike some of their relatives, their...
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- Amphimallon solstitialisAmphimallon solstitialisAmphimallon solstitiale, also known as the summer chafer or European june beetle, is a beetle similar to the cockchafer but much smaller, approximately 20 mm in length. They are declining in numbers now, but where found they are often seen in large numbers...
(European June Beetle, Summer Chafer) of Europe (and other species of Amphimallon ) - MelolonthaMelolonthaMelolontha is a genus of beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. The European cockchafers belong to this genus.-Taxonomy:Linnaeus called the European cockchafer Scarabaeus melolontha...
(cockchafers or May bugs) of Europe - PhyllophagaPhyllophaga (genus)Phyllophaga is a very large genus of New World scarab beetles in the subfamily Melolonthinae. Common names for this genus and many other related genera in the subfamily Melolonthinae are May beetles, June bugs, and June beetles. They range in size from and are blackish or reddish-brown in colour,...
(May beetles) of the Americas - Polyphylla decemlineata (Ten-lined June Beetle) of the western United States.
- Rhizotrogus marginipes (and other species of Rhizotrogus )