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Polyphylla
Female Polyphylla decemlineata
(Melolonthini)
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Polyphylla
Polyphylla occidentalis
Polyphylla decemlineata

Polyphylla is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and orchards with most being identified by white elytra scales forming stripes. The adult beetles are often attracted to lights. Polyphylla lay their eggs on soil near plants from where the larvae hatch and burrow down to the roots on which they will feed. They reach maturity in two to three years.

Species

These 85 species belong to the genus Polyphylla:[1]

Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5]

References

  1. ^ Skelley, Paul E. (2003). "Review of the tribe Melolonthini in the southeastern United States (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)". Insecta Mundi. 17 (3–4).
  2. ^ "Polyphylla Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  3. ^ "Browse Polyphylla". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  4. ^ "Polyphylla". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  5. ^ "Polyphylla Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.