Polyphylla variolosa, the variegated June beetle, is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] It is reddish-brown and a little over two centimeters long. The club ends of the antennae are longer in the males than the females, and have seven antennomeres. Its habitat is sandy soils primarily near the Great Lakes and coastal regions from Quebec south to Virginia.[4]

Polyphylla variolosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Polyphylla
Species:
P. variolosa
Binomial name
Polyphylla variolosa
(Hentz, 1830)

References

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  1. ^ "Polyphylla variolosa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Polyphylla variolosa". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ Evans, Arthur V. (2014). Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. p. 165. ISBN 978-1-4008-5182-9.

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