Ten-lined June beetle

Polyphylla decemlineata

The ten-lined June beetle, 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 when touched or otherwise disturbed, which can resemble the hissing of a bat. This sound is made by their wings pushing down, forcing the air out between their wings and back.
Ten-lined June beetle or Polyphylla decemlineata https://www.jungledragon.com/image/139476/may_beetle_or_phyllophaga_crinita.html June beetle showing Flabellate antennae - from the Latin flabellum, meaning fan. In The terminal segments extend laterally, with long, parallel lobes that lie flat against each other forming a plate-like structure. Looks like a folding paper fan when open. This antennae increases surface area and can be used to detect odors and tastes, possibly even wind speed and direction, heat and moisture. Laowa 100mm lens, f3.2, 140 sec, 2X, ISO 100, 54 stacked images, 103 µm step length, 5 fix LED, with diffuser tube They are not very smooth fliers but rather clumsy because they barely reach eight kilometers per hour. They are strongly attracted to lights, causing them to bump and buzz against window screens, cover walkways and porches as they roll on their backs with their legs in the air. The most common grasses it feeds upon are Bermuda grass, St. Augustine grass, and tall fescue, all of which are plentiful in the Phoenix, Arizona metro area. Has little human benefit unless you like to fish because they make a great fish bait. Bass particularly find them tasty even in place of traditional worms. Geotagged,Polyphylla decemlineata,Summer,Ten-lined June beetle,United States

Appearance

They are relatively large in size, some growing to sizes as large as 1.5 inches or more. As in other members of this genus, the males have large distinctive antennae consisting of several lamellate plates, which they close up when threatened. The antennae are used to detect pheromones emitted by the females. The wing covers have four long white stripes and one short stripe each. The underside of the thorax is covered with brownish hairs.
Ten-linded June beetle or Polyphylla decemlineata June beetle showing Flabellate antennae - from the Latin flabellum, meaning fan. The terminal segments extend laterally, with long, parallel lobes that lie flat against each other forming a plate-like structure. Looks like a folding paper fan when open. This antennae increases surface area and can be used to detect odors and tastes, possibly even wind speed and direction, heat and moisture. Laowa 100mm lens, f3.2, 1/40 sec, 2X, ISO 100, 54 stacked images, 103 µm step length, 5 fix LED, with diffuser tube Geotagged,Polyphylla decemlineata,Summer,Ten-linded June beetle or Polyphylla decemlineata,Ten-lined June beetle,United States

Behavior

Eggs: The eggs are oval, dull, and creamy. They are about 1/16 of an inch long.

Larva: The grub can grow up to 2 inches with 3 pairs of legs, with a white body and brown head. The larval stage can last as long as 4 years.

References:

Some text fragments are auto parsed from Wikipedia.

Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyScarabaeidae
GenusPolyphylla
SpeciesP. decemlineata
Photographed in
Canada
United States of America