Polyphylla decemlineata

TaxID: 1248204

Basic Information

Polyphylla decemlineata

Ten-lined June Beetle

The ten-lined June beetle (Polyphylla decemlineata), also known as the watermelon beetle, is a scarab beetle found in the western United States and Canada. The adults are attracted to light and feed on foliage, notably mature pine needles. They can make a hissing sound when touched or otherwise disturbed, which can resemble the hissing of a bat. This sound is made by their wings pushing down, forcing the air out between their wings and back. They can be an agricultural pest affecting a wide range of crops because their larvae feed on plant roots and can weaken or kill the plants.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Scarabaeidae

Polyphylla

decemlineata

nan

Photos (5 photos)

Polyphylla decemlineata
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(c) Steve Gallagher@BY-NC
Polyphylla decemlineata
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(c) Don Loarie@BY
Polyphylla decemlineata
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(c) A. Jaszlics@BY-NC
Polyphylla decemlineata
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(c) Ken-ichi Ueda@BY
Polyphylla decemlineata
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(c) BJ Stacey@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Republic of Korea Quarantine pests —

Distribution (3 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Canada Present —
Mexico Present —
United States of America Present —

Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (5 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
MPG375-17 BOLD:ADP1339 COI-5P 407 United States 2017-07-19 46.698917, -114.00362
LYMAB3669-15 BOLD:ACX5100 COI-5P 658 United States 2005-07-28 -
CNCCC940-11 - COI-5P 372 United States 1990-07-27 -
CNCCC939-11 BOLD:ADP1339 COI-5P 407 United States 1990-07-22 -
CNCCC938-11 - COI-5P 407 United States 1965-08-28 -

Literature