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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 .
Onychocerus albitarsis – the only known beetle with a venomous sting; Petrognatha gigas – giant African longhorn beetle; Prionoplus reticularis – huhu beetle, the heaviest beetle in New Zealand; Rosalia alpina – Rosalia longhorn beetle, a threatened European species; Stictoleptura rubra – red-brown longhorn beetle
As might be expected for such a large family, considerable variation exists among the species. Sizes range from <1 to 35 mm (1.4 in), with most in the 2–8 mm range, and the form is generally elongated, with some rove beetles being ovoid in shape. Colors range from yellow and red to reddish-brown to brown to black to iridescent blue and green.
Cyclocephala lurida, the southern masked chafer, is a species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae which is native to the southeastern United States.It is a brown beetle with a black head, with an adult length of 10 to 14 mm (0.4 to 0.6 in). [1]
The adult beetle can be 11 to 28 mm (0.43 to 1.10 in) long, and it has a W-shaped third stripe on the elytra. The antennae of both sexes are dark brown to black. The male's antennae are two-thirds its body length, and the female's are one-half. The legs are reddish brown.
Drugstore beetles look similar but have deep pits on the wings. Historically, they were a pest of medicinal herbs in early drug stores. ... are about 1/8-inch long reddish-brown beetles. They ...
Adult drugstore beetles are between 2.5 and 3.5 millimetres (3 ⁄ 32 and 1 ⁄ 8 in) long and have a reddish-brown colour with a cylindrical body. The beetle looks superficially similar to the cigarette beetle, another ptinid beetle regarded as a pest, but can be distinguished under magnification by the lack of serration on the antennae and the presence of clubbed segments on the last several ...
Pelidnota punctata, the grapevine beetle, spotted June beetle or spotted pelidnota, is a species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae (Scarab beetles), subfamily Rutelinae. Grapevine beetles are common in the north and central United States and eastern Canada, but do relatively little damage to their host plants.