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#LiteratureNotice Androw & Rice. Shifts in Species Richness and Composition of #Phyllophaga Harris (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) over Three Decades, and Observations on #Morphological Anomalies doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #TheColeopteristsBulletin
October 19, 2026 at 11:00 PM
gunoidemaimutzoi.bsky.social
Phyllophaga

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September 20, 2026 at 8:29 PM
luxomancer.bsky.social
Good morning from this ridiculously #Cute and chonky June #Beetle, Phyllophaga crenulata which recently visited the #BugLight

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A photograph of the front of an adorable large dark brown scarab type beetle balanced on the edge of a white painted wooden doorframe. The beetle's face is covered in a stippled sort of texture and is dark brown, nearly black, its eyes are black and nearly covered by the overhanging pronotum the armored forebody which is dark brown and covered in many fine tan hair-like scales as is its elytra, the armored forewings that cover its body (which is just out of focus). Its legs are powerful and tipped with tiny claws.
August 13, 2026 at 12:20 PM
apantesis.bsky.social
i swear I'm not constantly thinking about bugs... but also, look at them!!
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macro photo of a big ol june bug face. the face is coffee colored and the thorax and elytra are covered with yellow hair-like scales. importantly, the freshly groomed antennae are out like orange, fleshy, 3-fingered hands. (Phyllophaga crenulata) a photo of a pleasing lacewing (Nallachius americanus) which looks like if a moth and a fly had a delicate little baby. the spread fore- and hindwings are dark and light gray patterned. macro photo of the face of an Enicospilus species wasp. she's all legs and antennae and also eyes. macro photo of those curved horns on a micromoth (Callima argenticinctella). the moth has large swaths of orange, brown, and yellow, black and white stripey little legs, and two labial palps displayed with confidence up and around the head like a mighty stag.
July 20, 2026 at 3:12 AM
americanbeetles.bsky.social
Oh but this is from Noted Trustworthy Source, the Encyclopedia Brittanica! It MUST be right??
Some sort of...cockroach-shaped beetle with dytiscid antennae and 4-8-8 tarsal formula (the joke here is that no beetle has more than 5 tarsal segments, ever-- now that I think of it, it's the "wrong number of fingers" problem all over again) I know Phyllophaga and YOU, sir, are no Phyllophaga
December 12, 2024 at 3:55 AM
smunoztobar.bsky.social
Phyllophaga sumacoensis is a new species of scarab beetle from Sumaco National Park, Napo- Ecuador archive.org/details/faun... #Biodiversity #Beetles #Ecuador
Habitus and morphological characteristics of P. Sumacoensis
October 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
vonmallinckrodt.bsky.social
Universum …

„Alles passiert, wenn es passieren soll.“

Nicht wenn Du es möchtest!

Impulse, #SchmetterlingsEffekte, David gegen Goliath …

Kristalisationen brauchen Zeit. Gibt dem #Wandel Zeit.

#DasGute wird auf lange Sicht gewinnen!

„Das Faultier beweist: Man muss nicht hetzen, um anzukommen.“🖖
Die Faultiere (Folivora, auch Tardigrada oder Phyllophaga) bilden eine Unterordnung der zahnarmen Säugetiere (Pilosa) und sind mit den Ameisenbären und den Gürteltieren verwandt (Nebengelenktiere). Die drei verfügbaren wissenschaftlichen Bezeichnungen finden in Fachveröffentlichungen rege Verwendung, die beiden letztgenannten sind aber auch durch andere Tiergruppen belegt. Es bestehen sieben rezente Arten, die sich auf die beiden Gattungen der Zweifinger-Faultiere (Choloepus) und der Dreifinger-Faultiere (Bradypus) verteilen. Bei diesen heute lebenden Arten handelt es sich um eher kleine Tiere der Unterordnung, die durchschnittlich 50 cm lang und etwa 5 kg schwer werden. Sie bewohnen zumeist tropische Regenwälder in Süd- und Mittelamerika, wo sie sich bevorzugt in den Baumkronen aufhalten und sich von blatthaltiger Pflanzenkost ernähren. Bekannt sind die Faultiere vor allem durch ihre – mit dem Rücken nach unten – im Geäst hängende Lebensweise, ihre sehr langsamen Bewegungen und die langen Ruhephasen. Die beiden letztgenannten Eigenschaften werden durch einen extrem niedrigen Stoffwechsel hervorgerufen, der aus der energiearmen Blattnahrung resultiert. Wiki 🖖
May 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
davidsasaki.bsky.social
The only known specimen of the Phyllophaga sumacoensis beetle, a species new to science, was discovered at an altitude of 1,750 meters in Sumaco Napo-Galeras National Park, Napo province. Scientists used a light trap to attract the individual.

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October 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
elpaisus.bsky.social
🇨🇷 #AmericaFutura | Aunque no hay datos oficiales sobre la disminución de los abejones, el biólogo Ricardo Murillo, también profesor de la UCR, estima que se aproxima a una pérdida del 95% de estas especies en 40 años dozz.es/ukc6t13
Costa Rica está perdiendo sus “abejones de mayo”, que marcan el comienzo de las lluvias
La urbanización ha provocado que el escarabajo de género ‘phyllophaga’ sea cada vez menos común
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May 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
nhchel.bsky.social
my bugs <3 #mybugg
Four Junebugs (genus Phyllophaga) on an open hand.
June 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
significadode.bsky.social
Significado de #filófaga Corresponde a la pronunciación en español del género Phyllophaga spp, que es un insecto del orden de los coleópteros y plaga de algunos cultivos de gran importancia comercial... filófaga
January 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
lexaprole.southsidesecret.club
in lieu of someone else’s art, please enjoy a photo i snapped of a dusty june bug. apologies to all for friction in the thread.
Amblonoxia palpalis is larger and grey in comparison to its more common friend Phyllophaga. this fella had a fuzzy thorax and belly and made smol farting noises at me.
July 9, 2024 at 6:43 PM
416raccoon.bsky.social
I just looked it up. The thing i call a Junebug is this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllop...
Phyllophaga - Wikipedia
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April 24, 2024 at 11:19 AM
flyingcircuits.bsky.social
I've always heard them called "June bugs." Harmless of course, but attracted to light and very much want to come in your house at night

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Phyllophaga - Wikipedia
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June 28, 2026 at 4:33 AM
realarnieb.bsky.social
Writers & Typewriters & June Bugs: Day 3: A phyllophaga rugosa cutting a rug with an Odell No. 1b

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June 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
nearbirdstudios.bsky.social
I feel like half the time, entomologists are just trying to see how much they can get away with before they are stopped
iNaturalist screenshot: A small photo of a chunky chestnut-brown beetle and the text, "Forest-ogre June Beetle, Phyllophaga anxia, Visually similar/expected nearby"
May 8, 2026 at 4:50 AM
nearbirdstudios.bsky.social
My collection of Breakdancing Beetles is in its infancy, but promising so far.
Grapevine Beetle, a large scarab, lying on its back with its wings out and legs flailing enough to cause motion blur. Another large scarab, possibly genus Phyllophaga, in a similar position to the first. This one has pronounced eyeshine, making it look bewildered.
July 4, 2023 at 4:29 AM
barbarrossawtf.bsky.social
Möglicherweise ist auch Phyllophaga, zu deutsch Faultier, dabei. Zu einem großen Teil sogar vermutlich.
August 11, 2026 at 6:44 PM
wordmeaningdic.bsky.social
Meaning of #filófaga Corresponds to the pronunciation in Spanish of the genus Phyllophaga spp., which is an insect of the order of the beetles and plague of some crops of great commercial importance... filófaga
February 6, 2025 at 5:49 AM
albertruhi.bsky.social
also, how fascinating are these guys - please meet Abedus:
Field observations of Abedus' trophic interactions. (A) Abedus herberti consuming a terrestrial beetle (cf. Phyllophaga sp.) in Cave Creek, Arizona; (B) Abedus indentatus found on a margin of an isolated pool at Chalone Creek, Pinnacles National Park, California, in lie-and-wait position. Inset: Scaphonotus carabid beetle that Abedus captured and later released at the same site when we handled Abedus during aquatic invertebrate sampling; (C) A. herberti consuming a mantid (cf. Stagmomantis limbata) in Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona; (D) A. indentatus feeding on restrained Blaptica dubia. Inset shows stylet piercing between sclerites. Photo credits: (A, C): Michael T. Bogan; (B): Albert Ruhi; (D): Amin M. al-Jamal.
January 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
brendanoloughlin.bsky.social
Mystery solved (?)

Should be Phyllophaga profunda
April 3, 2025 at 2:50 AM
waasp08.bsky.social
I may not be a Dipterist, but I have definitely spotted some interesting flies in the past! This Sphecomyiella valida made an appearance at my house at night on May 12th, 2016. I had never even heard of Pyrgotids before! Phyllophaga parasitoids! From Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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February 19, 2025 at 8:40 PM
bigearthdata.ai
Costa Rica's May Beetles Vanish, Signaling Ecological Crisis
->The Tico Times | #Ecological | More info from EcoSearch
Costa Rica's May Beetles Vanish, Signaling Ecological Crisis
In Costa Rica, the iconic “May beetles” (abejones de mayo), known scientifically as the Phyllophaga genus, are vanishing at an alarming rate. These beetles, which have long heralded the arrival of the rainy season each May, are now a rare...
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May 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
coleopsoc.bsky.social
#LiteratureNotice Salgado-Farias et al. Review of Adult Phyllophaga Based on Morphological and Molecular #Taxonomy. doi.org/10.3958/059.... #Beetle #Beetles #Faunistics #ScarabBeetles
April 27, 2024 at 3:26 PM
coleopsoc.bsky.social
#LiteratureNotice Barria et al. Description of a new Panamanian species of Phyllophaga Harris, 1827 (#Coleoptera: #Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Rhizotrogini) of the orosina species group. doi.org/10.35249/rch... #Beetle #Beetles #ScarabBeetles #NewSpecies
Revista Chilena de Entomología 49 (3) 2023651fourth and fifth antennomeres shorter than the others, sixth more elongate posteriorly, seventh antennomere of compressed aspect, shorter than the sixth antennomere; antennal club almost twice as long as the preceding six antennomere; ocular canthus with at least 11 erect, rufous setae. Pronotum: Surface with punctures similar to the frons, glabrous, lateral margins entirely crenulated and with several erect setae; anterior angles obtuse. Scutellum: Wider than long, glabrous, surface with small, sparse and scattered punctures. Elytra: Surface generally glabrous, with a few very short setae near to the humeral and apical callus, and near to the lateral sides. Surface densely punctate, punctures separated from each other by 1-2 the puncture size and moderately deep. Apical callus poorly prominent, rounded. Pygidium: Plate convex, shiny; surface moderately and sparsely punctate, with short and rufous setae. Apical m
February 11, 2024 at 4:35 AM