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Oriental beetle

Anomala orientalis

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Field Notes

Notes:

This is some kind of beetle, but I am not sure what. It almost looks as if it just hatched because it seemed so wet. I thought maybe it was a newly born eastern Hercules beetle because of the color, but it wasn't really all that big so I can't be sure.

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Oriental beetle

Anomala orientalis

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Comments (2)
mauna Kunzah
Apparently, it's non-native and considered a pest. The mystery has been solved.
mauna Kunzah
I see this beetle quite a bit near me too, lately. I don't think it's newly hatched though. It seems like a June beetle, but I'm not sure either.

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Insects that live in Connecticut
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PublishedJuly 7, 2013

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