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Japanese beetle NAPIS: INBPAZA
Popillia japonica Newman
Taxonomic Rank: Hexapoda (including Insecta): Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae

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Adult(s); several beetles mating and feeding on Evening Primrose, Oenothera biennis L., July 19, 2002
Doug Stone, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org
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Adult(s);
Jerry A. Payne, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
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Larva(e); third instar larva; 1 June, 2005
Mike Reding & Betsy Anderson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
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Larva(e); raster pattern on last abdomenal segment; 1 June, 2005
Mike Reding & Betsy Anderson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
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Damage;
The Dow Gardens Archive, Dow Gardens, Bugwood.org
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Damage;
The Dow Gardens Archive, Dow Gardens, Bugwood.org
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Adult(s);
David Cappaert, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org
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Damage;
University of Georgia Archive, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Adult(s); Defensive posture
Susan Ellis, , Bugwood.org
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Damage; Grass turf damaged by larvae
M.G. Klein, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
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Damage; Adult Popillia japonica feeding on a grapevine leaf; we do not know who the photographer was, certainly not us, so delete: EPPO, France
European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization Archive, , Bugwood.org
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Damage; adults feeding on leaves & fruit of more than 200 plants
Ronald S. Kelley, Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, Bugwood.org
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Taxonomic References:

  • Bosik, J. J. Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms 1997. Lanham, MD: Entomological Society of America (ESA), 1997. 232 pp.
  • R.W. Poole and P. Gentili, Nomina Insecta Nearctica. 1996. Nomina insecta nearctica: a checklist of the insects of North America. Vol. 1. Rockville (MD): Entomological Information Services. Available at URL: http://www.nearctica.com/nomina/main.htm

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