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Field Notes

Description:

Beetle with stripes

Species ID Suggestions

June bug

Polyphylla decemlineata

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shebebusynow
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Colorado Potato Beetle

Leptinotarsa decemlineata

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shebebusynow
The June bugs are a kind of scarab beetle, and are big and impressive when found. Those flipper-like antennae are pretty unique. We used to find these in Eugene, Oregon, but they were never frequent, and always solitary. They were probably my favorite in my bug collection as a child.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2011

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