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Japanese beetle

Popillia japonica

Photo by Aaron_G
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Description:

The beetle species Popillia japonica is commonly known as the Japanese beetle. It is about 15 millimeters (0.6 in) long and 10 millimeters (0.4 in) wide, with iridescent copper-colored elytra and green thorax and head. It is not very destructive in Japan, where it is controlled by natural predators, but in America it is a serious pest of about 200 species of plants, including rose bushes, grapes, hops, canna, crape myrtles, birch trees, linden trees and others. (information from Wikipedia)

Habitat:

My grandmother's garden

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