Biology:Polyphylla hammondi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Polyphylla |
| Species: | P. hammondi
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| Polyphylla hammondi LeConte, 1856
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Polyphylla hammondi, or Hammond's lined June beetle, is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3]
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Description
Adults reach a length of about 24.8–35.5 mm (0.98–1.40 in). They are highly variable in colour and have almost no stripes or mottling.[4]
Distribution
It has been recorded from Canada (Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan), the United States (Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Texas) and Mexico (Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, San Luis Potosí).[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Polyphylla hammondi Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=928266. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Polyphylla hammondi". https://www.gbif.org/species/1057369. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Polyphylla hammondi species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/62838. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ Skelley, P. E. (2003). "Review of the tribe Melolonthini in the southeastern United States (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae).". Insecta Mundi 17 (3-4): 129-156. http://journals.fcla.edu/mundi/article/view/25029/24360. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Polyphylla hammondi at Catalogue of Life". Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/4LDZD.
Further reading
- Young, R. M. (1988). "A monograph of the genus Polyphylla Harris in America north of Mexico". Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum 11 (2): 1–116. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1036&context=museumbulletin.
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. 2006. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q14858617 entry
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