Phyllophaga micans explained

Phyllophaga micans is a species in the family Scarabaeidae ("scarab beetles"), in the order Coleoptera ("beetles").^{[1] [2] [3]} It is found in North America.^[2] Adults are 15–17mm long, dark colored with the appearance of a pale, dust-like coating, and feed on hardwood trees. It ranges from Connecticut and New York in the north, south to Georgia, and west to Kansas and Texas.^[4]

Further reading

• Arnett, R.H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
• Evans, Arthur V. (2003). "A checklist of the New World chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)".
• Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.
• Ross H. Arnett. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.

External links

• NCBI Taxonomy Browser, Phyllophaga micans

Notes and References

1. Web site: Phyllophaga micans Species Information. BugGuide.net. Iowa State University. 2018-01-18.
2. Web site: Phyllophaga micans Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). 2018-01-18.
3. Web site: Phyllophaga micans Species Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-01-18.
4. Book: Evans, Arthur V.. Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. 2014. 978-1-4008-5182-9. 164.