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Phyllophaga anxia

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Phyllophaga anxia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Phyllophaga
Species:
P. anxia
Binomial name
Phyllophaga anxia
(LeConte, 1850)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ancylonycha brevicollis Blanchard, 1851
  • Ancylonycha guadulpensis Blanchard, 1851
  • Ancylonycha puncticollis Blanchard, 1851
  • Ancylonycha uninotata Walker, 1866
  • Lachnosterna alpina Linell, 1896
  • Lachnosterna cephalica LeConte, 1856
  • Lachnosterna dubia Smith, 1888
  • Lachnosterna insperata Smith, 1889

Phyllophaga anxia, the forest-ogre June beetle, or cranberry white grub, is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Description

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Phyllophaga anxia is large (17.2 to 22.5mm) with a dark brown to black exoskeleton with ten antennomeres (the segments of the antennae).[3]

Habitat and range

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Phyllophaga anxia is most commonly found in the United States, particularly the eastern half although they appear throughout the country, and parts of southern Canada.[4] Within these areas, forest-ogre June beetle will often be found feeding off of host plants. The most common host plants will include: elm, willow, poplar, apple, cherry, box-elder, hackberry, linden, mountain ash, and oak.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Phyllophaga anxia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Phyllophaga anxia". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ "Forest-ogre June Beetle". inaturalist.org. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

Further reading

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  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.