Interesting Mike. I will look into that. The June beetles have certainly
been conspicuous around Seaside these summer evenings this year; attracted
to artificial lights in town.
David C. Bailey
Seaside, Oregon
On Mon, Jul 12, 2021, 15:25 Mike Patterson <celata@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
It looks like we've been misidentifying Ten-lined June Beetles
in the West.
I haven't sorted through the particulars, yet, but ours should
be Polyphylla crinita rather than Polyphylla decemlineata.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1036&context=museumbulletin
fide Andrew Smith on iNaturalist...
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Mike Patterson
Astoria, OR
I don't know...
http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/northcoastdiaries/?p=3924
