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Popillia japonica - Japanese beetles Three scarab beetles having a private moment! Popillia japonica is often seen as a domestic and agricultural pest as it has a nasty habit of skeletonizing plant foliage and fruit.<br /> <br /> Habitat:<br /> Meadowy clearing at the disturbed edge of hardwood forest (near a dirt road bordered by a seasonal creek). Geotagged,Japanese Beetle,Popillia japonica,Scarabaeidae,Summer,United States,beetle,coleoptera,popillia,scarab,scarab beetle Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Popillia japonica - Japanese beetles

Three scarab beetles having a private moment! Popillia japonica is often seen as a domestic and agricultural pest as it has a nasty habit of skeletonizing plant foliage and fruit.

Habitat:
Meadowy clearing at the disturbed edge of hardwood forest (near a dirt road bordered by a seasonal creek).

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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 Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Jan 4, 2018. Captured Jun 21, 2017 16:39 in 169 Hopewell Church Rd, Ranger, GA 30734, USA.
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  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  • f/3.5
  • 1/100s
  • ISO400
  • 60mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.