June beetle
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June beetle is the common name for several scarab beetles that appear around June in temperate parts of North America:
In subfamily Cetoniinae:
• Cotinis nitida (Green June beetle) of the southeastern United States
• Cotinis mutabilis (Figeater beetle) of the western and southwestern United States
In subfamily Melolonthinae:
• Amphimallon solstitiale (European June beetle, summer chafer) of Europe (and other species of Amphimallon)
• Melolontha (cockchafers or May bugs) of Europe
• Phyllophaga (May beetles) of the Americas
• Polyphylla decemlineata (Ten-lined June beetle) of the western United States and Canada.
• Rhizotrogus marginipes (and other species of Rhizotrogus)
See also