Japanese beetle
Popillia japonica
FOUND by aweatherhead2012-07-31
Wells, ME
ID Confirmed
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Field Notes
Having been inside all day, the cool ocean breeze lured me outside for a walk. I took notice of what looked like some Beach Rose in a flower bed next to a house on Moody Point. Closer inspection confirmed this. There also appeared to be some Rambler Rose along the fence line as well. What surprised me was the discovery of Japanese Beetles all through the the Beach Rose. None were found in the Rambler Rose on the other side of the area.
Supporting Evidence
The beetle is about 15mm long and has a metallic green thorax. The brown wing case and 5 white stripes help to show that it is not an Emerald Ash Borer.
Remnants of the beetle's pupal stage from its life cycle show that it went through a complete metamorphosis.
In this image we can see evidence of the black abdomen. We can also see that the larger beetle is nearly 8mm wide. If you look closely at the beetle on the far right you can see the fan like tip of the antennae typical of the scarab family of beetles.
Species Observation: Species Looked For
Did you find it?:
I think I found it
Scientific name:
Popillia japonicaCommon name:
Japanese beetle
Count of individuals:
20-50
Coverage:
Less than 1/4 covered
Reproduction:
Sampling method:
Just looking around
Place Studied
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Latitude:
N 43.287890 °
Longitude:
W -70.573270 °
Observation Site Information
Habitat:
Upland - Developed areas
Trip Information
Name:
Flower Beds
Trip date:
Tue, 2012-07-31 19:00
Town or city:
Wells, ME
Type of investigation:
Species and Habitat Survey
Ecosystem:
Upland
Watershed:
Piscataqua
Habitat Observations
Species diversity:
23 different species
Evidence of vectors:
Paved road
Tree canopy cover:
Open to 1/4 covered
Soil moisture:
Dry
Comments
pupa
This is a super cool observation. I especially like the remnant of the pupal stage. It would be cool to have something like that on a species card. Great photos and evidence. Can't wait to see it on the best of page!! Way to go aweatherhead!
~sniffly
Way to go!
Nice work aweatherhead. I knew you were going to become a VS junky. Keep looking around. The more you look, the more you find. You even got a nice comment from manyeyes!
tops
This observation rocks. Great evidence like this makes me giddy. It's headed straight for the Best Of page!