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''Polyphylla'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of scarab
beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
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 An elytron (; ; : elytra, ) is a modified, hardened forewing of beetles (Coleoptera), though a few of the true bugs (Hemiptera) such as the family Schizopteridae are extremely similar; in true bugs, the forewings are called hemelytra (sometime ...
scales forming stripes. The adult beetles are often attracted to lights. Polyphylla lay their eggs on soil near plants from where the
larva A larva (; : larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage. Animals with indirect development such as insects, some arachnids, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase ...
e 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'': * ''
Polyphylla adspersa ''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 ...
'' Motschulsky, 1854 c g * ''
Polyphylla aeola ''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 ...
'' La Rue, 1998 i * ''
Polyphylla aeolus ''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 ...
'' La Rue, 1998 c g b * ''
Polyphylla alba ''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 ...
'' (Pallas, 1773) c g * ''
Polyphylla albertischulzi ''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 ...
'' Kuntzen, 1933 g * ''
Polyphylla albolineata ''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 ...
'' (Motschulsky, 1861) c g * ''
Polyphylla anivallis ''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 ...
'' La Rue, 2016 c g * ''
Polyphylla annamensis ''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 ...
'' (Fleutiaux, 1887) c g * '' Polyphylla anteronivea'' Hardy, 1978 i c g b (saline valley snow-front scarab) * ''
Polyphylla arguta ''Polyphylla arguta'' is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 35,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classific ...
'' Casey, 1914 i c g b * '' Polyphylla avittata'' Hardy, 1978 i c g b (spotted Warner valley dunes June beetle) * ''
Polyphylla barbata ''Polyphylla barbata'' is a rare species of beetle known by the common name Mount Hermon June beetle. It is endemic to California, where it occurs only in Santa Cruz County. There is only a single occurrence of the beetle on a stretch of territo ...
'' Cazier, 1938 i c g b (Mount Hermon June beetle) * ''
Polyphylla boryi ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae, 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 i ...
'' (Brullé, 1832) c g * ''
Polyphylla brownae ''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 ...
'' Young, 1986 i c g * ''
Polyphylla cavifrons ''Polyphylla cavifrons'' is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Central America and North America. References Further reading

* * Polyphylla Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1854 Tax ...
'' LeConte, 1854 i c g b * ''
Polyphylla comes ''Polyphylla comes'' is a species of May beetle or junebug in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere, Northern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres. North Am ...
'' Casey, 1914 i c g b * ''
Polyphylla concurrens ''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 ...
'' Casey, 1889 c g * ''
Polyphylla conspersa ''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 ...
'' Burmeister, 1855 c g * ''
Polyphylla crinita ''Polyphylla crinita'' is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Central America and North America. Identification This species is commonly confused with ''Polyphylla Decemlineata'', also known as the ten-lined Ju ...
'' LeConte, 1856 i c g b * ''
Polyphylla dahnshuensis ''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 ...
'' Li & Yang, 1997 c g * ''
Polyphylla davidis ''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 ...
'' Fairmaire, 1888 c g * ''
Polyphylla decemlineata The ten-lined June beetle (''Polyphylla decemlineata''), also known as the watermelon beetle, is a scarab beetle found in the western United States and Canada. The adults are attracted to light and feed on foliage. They can make a hissing sound ...
'' (Say, 1824) i c g b (ten-lined June beetle) * ''
Polyphylla devestiva ''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 ...
'' Young, 1966 i c g * ''
Polyphylla diffracta ''Polyphylla diffracta'' is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 35,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classi ...
'' Casey, 1891 i c g b * '' Polyphylla donaldsoni'' Skelley, 2005 i c g b (Donaldson's lined June beetle) * '' Polyphylla edentula'' (Harold, 1878) c g * '' Polyphylla erratica'' Hardy, 1978 i c g b (Death Valley June beetle) * '' Polyphylla exilis'' Zhang, 1984 c g * '' Polyphylla formosana'' Niijima & Kinosheta, 1923 c g * '' Polyphylla fullo'' (Linnaeus, 1758) c g * '' Polyphylla gracilicornis'' (Blanchard, 1871) c g * '' Polyphylla gracilis'' Horn, 1881 i c g b (slender polyphyllan scarab beetle) * '' Polyphylla hammondi'' LeConte, 1856 i c g b (Hammond's lined June beetle) * '' Polyphylla hassi'' Hass & Reichenbach, 2014 c g * '' Polyphylla hirsuta'' Van Dyke, 1933 i c g b * '' Polyphylla intermedia'' Zhang, 1981 c g * '' Polyphylla irrorata'' (Gebler, 1841) c g * '' Polyphylla jessopi'' De Wailly, 1997 c g * '' Polyphylla koso'' La Rue, 2016 c g * '' Polyphylla laticollis'' Lewis, 1887 c g * '' Polyphylla lerestifi'' Guerlach, 2012 c g * '' Polyphylla maculipennis'' Moser, 1919 c g * '' Polyphylla maroccana'' Peyerimhoff, 1925 c g * '' Polyphylla mescalerensis'' Young, 1988 i c g b * '' Polyphylla minor'' Nomura, 1977 c g * '' Polyphylla modulata'' Casey, 1914 i c g * '' Polyphylla monahansensis'' Hardy, 1978 i c g b (Monahan's ten-lined June beetle) * '' Polyphylla morroensis'' La Rue, 2016 c g * '' Polyphylla multimaculata'' Hardy, 1981 i c g * '' Polyphylla navarretei'' Zidek, 2006 c g * '' Polyphylla naxiana'' Reitter, 1902 c g * '' Polyphylla nigra'' Casey, 1914 i c g b * '' Polyphylla nikodymi'' De Wailly, 1997 c g * '' Polyphylla nubecula'' Frey, 1962 c g * '' Polyphylla nubila'' Van Dyke, 1947 i c g b (atascadero June beetle) * '' Polyphylla occidentalis'' (Linnaeus, 1767) i c g b * '' Polyphylla olivieri'' (Castelnau, 1840) c g * '' Polyphylla parva'' Kobayashi & Chou, 2008 c g * '' Polyphylla persica'' Brenske, 1902 c g * '' Polyphylla petitii'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) i c g * '' Polyphylla phongsali'' Zidek, 2006 c g * '' Polyphylla ploceki'' Tesar, 1944 c g * '' Polyphylla pottsorum'' Hardy, 1978 i c g b * '' Polyphylla pubescens'' Cartwright, 1939 i c g * '' Polyphylla ragusae'' Kraatz, 1882 c g * '' Polyphylla ratcliffei'' Young, 1986 i * '' Polyphylla rugosipennis'' Casey, 1914 i c g * '' Polyphylla schestakowi'' Semenov, 1900 c g * '' Polyphylla schoenfeldti'' Brenske, 1890 c g * '' Polyphylla sicardi'' Bedel, 1917 c g * '' Polyphylla sikkimensis'' Brenske, 1896 c g * '' Polyphylla simoni'' Sehnal & Bezdek, 2011 c g * '' Polyphylla sobrina'' Casey, 1914 i c g b * '' Polyphylla socorriana'' La Rue, 2016 c g * '' Polyphylla squamiventris'' Cazier, 1939 i c g * '' Polyphylla starkae'' Skelley, 2009 c g b (auburndale scrub scarab beetle) * '' Polyphylla stellata'' Young, 1986 i c g * '' Polyphylla taiwana'' (Sawada, 1950) c g * '' Polyphylla tonkinensis'' Dewailly, 1945 c g * '' Polyphylla tridentata'' Reitter, 1890 c g * '' Polyphylla turkmenoglui'' Petrovitz, 1965 c g * '' Polyphylla uteana'' Casey, 1892 c g b * ''
Polyphylla variolosa ''Polyphylla variolosa'', the variegated June beetle, is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 35,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs ...
'' (Hentz, 1830) i c g b (variegated June beetle) * '' Polyphylla vietnamica'' Kobayashi & Fujioka, 2016 c g * '' Polyphylla woodruffi'' Skelley, 2005 i c g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net


References

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