Polyphylla occidentalis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Genus: | Polyphylla |
Species: | P. occidentalis
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Binomial name | |
Polyphylla occidentalis (
Linnaeus, 1767)
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Polyphylla occidentalis is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] It is found in North America. [1]
The beetle is widespread in the southeastern United States, and is active throughout the warm summer months. A brownish beetle with white stripes, [6] its adult size ranges from 22 to 26 mm. [7] The males' antennae have rather large clubs. The adults feed on pines, while the larvae eat sedge roots. [6]
Polyphylla occidentalis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Genus: | Polyphylla |
Species: | P. occidentalis
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Binomial name | |
Polyphylla occidentalis (
Linnaeus, 1767)
|
Polyphylla occidentalis is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] It is found in North America. [1]
The beetle is widespread in the southeastern United States, and is active throughout the warm summer months. A brownish beetle with white stripes, [6] its adult size ranges from 22 to 26 mm. [7] The males' antennae have rather large clubs. The adults feed on pines, while the larvae eat sedge roots. [6]