''Polyphylla'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of scarab

beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and orchards with most being identified by white

elytra An elytron (; ; , ) is a modified, hardened forewing of beetles (Coleoptera), though a few of the true bugs (Hemiptera) such as the family Schizopteridae are extremely similar; in true bugs, the forewings are called hemelytra (sometimes alterna ...

scales forming stripes. The adult beetles are often attracted to lights. Polyphylla lay their eggs on soil near plants from where the

larva A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. The ...

e hatch and burrow down to the roots on which they will feed. They reach maturity in two to three years.

Species

These 85 species belong to the genus ''Polyphylla'': * ''

Polyphylla adspersa ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Motschulsky, 1854^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla aeola ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' La Rue, 1998ⁱ * ''

Polyphylla aeolus ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' La Rue, 1998^{c g b} * ''

Polyphylla alba ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' (Pallas, 1773)^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla albertischulzi ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Kuntzen, 1933^g * ''

Polyphylla albolineata ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' (Motschulsky, 1861)^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla anivallis ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' La Rue, 2016^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla annamensis ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' (Fleutiaux, 1887)^{c g} * '' Polyphylla anteronivea'' Hardy, 1978^{i c g b} (saline valley snow-front scarab) * ''

Polyphylla arguta ''Polyphylla arguta'' is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classific ...

'' Casey, 1914^{i c g b} * '' Polyphylla avittata'' Hardy, 1978^{i c g b} (spotted Warner valley dunes June beetle) * ''

Polyphylla barbata ''Polyphylla barbata'' is a rare species of beetle known by the common name Mount Hermon June beetle. It is endemic to California, where it occurs only in Santa Cruz County. There is only a single occurrence of the beetle on a stretch of territ ...

'' Cazier, 1938^{i c g b} (Mount Hermon June beetle) * ''

Polyphylla boryi ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' (Brullé, 1832)^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla brownae ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Young, 1986^{i c g} * ''

Polyphylla cavifrons ''Polyphylla cavifrons'' is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classi ...

'' LeConte, 1854^{i c g b} * ''

Polyphylla comes ''Polyphylla comes'' is a species of May beetle or junebug in the family Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The cla ...

'' Casey, 1914^{i c g b} * ''

Polyphylla concurrens ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Casey, 1889^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla conspersa ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Burmeister, 1855^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla crinita ''Polyphylla crinita'' is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classifi ...

'' LeConte, 1856^{i c g b} * ''

Polyphylla dahnshuensis ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Li & Yang, 1997^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla davidis ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Fairmaire, 1888^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla decemlineata 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. They can make a hissing sound w ...

'' (Say, 1824)^{i c g b} (ten-lined June beetle) * ''

Polyphylla devestiva ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Young, 1966^{i c g} * ''

Polyphylla diffracta ''Polyphylla diffracta'' is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classi ...

'' Casey, 1891^{i c g b} * '' Polyphylla donaldsoni'' Skelley, 2005^{i c g b} (Donaldson's lined June beetle) * '' Polyphylla edentula'' (Harold, 1878)^{c g} * '' Polyphylla erratica'' Hardy, 1978^{i c g b} (death valley June beetle) * '' Polyphylla exilis'' Zhang, 1984^{c g} * '' Polyphylla formosana'' Niijima & Kinosheta, 1923^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla fullo ''Polyphylla fullo'', the pine chafer, is a beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Melolonthinae. Description ''Polyphylla fullo'' is the largest of the European Melolonthinae, attaining a length of 38 mm. The body is robust ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758)^{c g} * '' Polyphylla gracilicornis'' (Blanchard, 1871)^{c g} * '' Polyphylla gracilis'' Horn, 1881^{i c g b} (slender polyphyllan scarab beetle) * ''

Polyphylla hammondi ''Polyphylla hammondi'', or Hammond's lined June beetle, is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scara ...

'' LeConte, 1856^{i c g b} (Hammond's lined June beetle) * '' Polyphylla hassi'' Hass & Reichenbach, 2014^{c g} * '' Polyphylla hirsuta'' Van Dyke, 1933^{i c g b} * '' Polyphylla intermedia'' Zhang, 1981^{c g} * '' Polyphylla irrorata'' (Gebler, 1841)^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla jessopi ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' De Wailly, 1997^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla koso ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' La Rue, 2016^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla laticollis ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Lewis, 1887^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla lerestifi ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Guerlach, 2012^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla maculipennis ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Moser, 1919^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla maroccana ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Peyerimhoff, 1925^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla mescalerensis ''Polyphylla mescalerensis'' is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The cl ...

'' Young, 1988^{i c g b} * ''

Polyphylla minor ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Nomura, 1977^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla modulata ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Casey, 1914^{i c g} * ''

Polyphylla monahansensis ''Polyphylla monahansensis'', or Monahan's ten-lined June beetle, is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often cal ...

'' Hardy, 1978^{i c g b} (Monahan's ten-lined June beetle) * ''

Polyphylla morroensis ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' La Rue, 2016^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla multimaculata ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Hardy, 1981^{i c g} * ''

Polyphylla navarretei ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Zidek, 2006^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla naxiana ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Reitter, 1902^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla nigra ''Polyphylla nigra'' is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classifica ...

'' Casey, 1914^{i c g b} * ''

Polyphylla nikodymi ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' De Wailly, 1997^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla nubecula ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Frey, 1962^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla nubila ''Polyphylla nubila'', the atascadero June beetle, is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or ...

'' Van Dyke, 1947^{i c g b} (atascadero June beetle) * ''

Polyphylla occidentalis ''Polyphylla occidentalis'' is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The cla ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1767)^{i c g b} * ''

Polyphylla olivieri ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' (Castelnau, 1840)^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla parva ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Kobayashi & Chou, 2008^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla persica ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Brenske, 1902^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla petitii ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)^{i c g} * ''

Polyphylla phongsali ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Zidek, 2006^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla ploceki ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Tesar, 1944^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla pottsorum ''Polyphylla pottsorum'' is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classi ...

'' Hardy, 1978^{i c g b} * ''

Polyphylla pubescens ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Cartwright, 1939^{i c g} * ''

Polyphylla ragusae ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Kraatz, 1882^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla ratcliffei ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Young, 1986ⁱ * ''

Polyphylla rugosipennis ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Casey, 1914^{i c g} * ''

Polyphylla schestakowi ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Semenov, 1900^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla schoenfeldti ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Brenske, 1890^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla sicardi ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Bedel, 1917^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla sikkimensis ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Brenske, 1896^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla simoni ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Sehnal & Bezdek, 2011^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla sobrina ''Polyphylla sobrina'' is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classifi ...

'' Casey, 1914^{i c g b} * ''

Polyphylla socorriana ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' La Rue, 2016^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla squamiventris ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Cazier, 1939^{i c g} * ''

Polyphylla starkae ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Skelley, 2009^{c g b} (auburndale scrub scarab beetle) * ''

Polyphylla stellata ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Young, 1986^{i c g} * ''

Polyphylla taiwana ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' (Sawada, 1950)^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla tonkinensis ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Dewailly, 1945^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla tridentata ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Reitter, 1890^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla turkmenoglui ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Petrovitz, 1965^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla uteana ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Casey, 1892^{c g b} * ''

Polyphylla variolosa ''Polyphylla variolosa'', the variegated June beetle, is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs ...

'' (Hentz, 1830)^{i c g b} (variegated June beetle) * ''

Polyphylla vietnamica ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Kobayashi & Fujioka, 2016^{c g} * ''

Polyphylla woodruffi ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Skelley, 2005^{i c g} Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

References

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