Re: June vs. Japanese beetles

Noreen,
You're right.  Again, this could be a regionalism or, more likely, "June
Bug" is a blanket name for the whole genus, Phyllophaga, or perhaps several
genera in its family, Scarabaeidae.  I really don't know from bugs.  Or
maybe the pic I found was mislabeled.  Your Junebugs (June Beetles) do look
much like Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica, in shape.  But they're
obviously different in coloring .   Japs have a copper shell, tinged
green/gold - actually quite pretty.  Thanks for sending the link.  Pictures
make things so much clearer.
Kitty

----- Original Message -----
From: <TeichFlora@aol.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 5:48 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] June vs. Japanese beetles


> Kitty, thanks for the Jap. bug link.   Our June Bugs don't look anything
like
> the California June Bugs on the picture.  In fact they look a bit more
like
> the Jap. beetle, but body is brown and no white dots.  But the June bugs
here
> are all brown (some lighter, some darker), not striped, and not long
bodied,
> but more round.  Here is a Texas A&M link that might give a better
discription,
> although the picture appears much darker than the actual bug, at least the
> June Bugs here are lighter brown.
>
> <A
> HREF="http://insects.tamu.edu/images/insects/fieldguide/bimg139.html";>
>
>     http://insects.tamu.edu/images/insects/fieldguide/bimg139.html</A>
>
>
>
> Noreen
> zone 9
> Texas Gulf Coast
> In a message dated 7/18/2003 11:02:39 PM Central Standard Time,
> gardenchat-owner@hort.net writes:
>
> > Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 16:09:43 +0000
> > From: kmrsy@comcast.net
> > Subject: [CHAT] junebug/japanese beetle
> >
> > Someone wanted to know the difference between Junebugs and Japanese
Beetles.
> >
> > I've heard of Junebugs before but couldn't remember offhand what they
looked
> >
> > like, so i googled.  They are nothing alike:
> >
> > Junebug:
> > http://www.goodearthgraphics.com/photo/insects/insects.html
> >
> >
> > Japanese Beetle:
> > http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/ipm/news/frveg0015.html
> > scroll about halfway down
> >
> > Kitty

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