grapevine_beetle

The grapevine beetle, ''Pelidnota punctata'', also known as the spotted June beetle or the spotted pelidnota, is a species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae , situated in the 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. The beetles fly at a fast speed, usually in a curving flight.