Phyllophaga crenulata

Phyllophaga crenulata · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Scarabaeidae

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Phyllophaga crenulata
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Phyllophaga crenulata is a beetle that has a noticeable covering of hairs. It is most often found in the eastern parts of the United States and Canada. Overall, its native range is North America.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

The beetle is known for being hairy.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is native to North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 34 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Ohio, Kentucky, Texas, Georgia, New Jersey, Kansas, Massachusetts, Oklahoma.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Phyllophaga crenulata photo 2
Photo: Caitlin B., CC BY
Phyllophaga crenulata photo 3
Photo: Robert Webster, CC BY-SA
Phyllophaga crenulata photo 4
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Phyllophaga crenulata photo 5
Photo: Steven Joyner, CC BY

Same family (Scarabaeidae)

Japanese BeetleJapanese BeetlePopillia japonicaDamages trees, gardens or cropsCommon Green June BeetleCommon Green June BeetleCotinis nitidaDamages trees, gardens or cropsPhyllophaga crinitaPhyllophaga crinitaPhyllophaga crinitaDamages trees, gardens or cropsEuropean Rose ChaferEuropean Rose ChaferCetonia aurataMediterranean Spotted ChaferMediterranean Spotted ChaferOxythyrea funestaDamages trees, gardens or cropsOriental BeetleOriental BeetleExomala orientalisDamages trees, gardens or crops

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllophaga_crenulata

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.

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