Japanese Beetle

Groups of this copper and green beetle are often the demise of many pretty hibiscus and rose blooms.

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Image Credit: Jason D. taken in Palmyra, Pennsylvania.

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Image Credit: Benjamin M. from Nevada, Iowa.

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TAXONOMY:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Coleoptera

Family: Scarabaeidae

Genus: Popillia

Species: japonica

The Japanese Beetle is typically 0.3 inches to 0.4 inches (8mm to 12mm) in size and has the following descriptors / identifiers: green; brown; bronze; red; white; copper; black; metalli emerald; hairy sides; fuzzy black and white sides; flying; garden pest; clusters; groups.

It has a typical diet of the following: rose; hibiscus.

Color Identification Guide

Various colors commonly associated with this beetle.

Green

Brown

Bronze

Copper

Red

White

Black

Beetle Anatomy

Sighting Guide (Jan-Dec)

The general likelihood of encountering this beetle based on a given month of the year in the United States.

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FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Territorial Area Map (Visual Reference Guide)

The map below showcases (in blue) the states and territories of North America where the Japanese Beetle may be found (but is not limited to). This sort of data can be useful in seeing concentrations of a particular species over the continent as well as revealing possible migratory patterns over a species' given lifespan. Some species are naturally confined by environment, weather, mating habits, food resources and the like while others see widespread expansion across most, or all, of North America.

Alaska

Hawaii

Prince Edward Is.

Canadian territory of British Columbia graphic

Canadian territory of New Brunswick graphic

Canadian territory of Newfoundland and Labrador graphic

Canadian territory of Saskatchewan graphic

Contiguous United States shape map layer graphic

Newfoundland and Labrador

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