Japanese Beetle - Popillia japonica

Japanese beetles are real pests: the adults skeletonize foliage, while the larvae eat grass roots.

Habitat: Meadow

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Ernst

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Has it been introduced to the US ? Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Yes, we see it everywhere! Posted 4 years ago

Ruth Spigelman

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I couldn't believe how many of these I saw on trips to PA - as you say Christine, simply everywhere. Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Yes! They can really defoliate when they set their minds to it...Or, perhaps I should say, "when they set their mandibles to it". Posted 4 years ago

The Japanese Beetle

The beetle species "Popillia japonica" is commonly known as the Japanese beetle. It is about 15 millimetres long and 10 millimetres wide, with iridescent copper-colored elytra and green thorax and head.

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Similar species: Beetles

Species identified by Christine Young