Ten-lined June Beetle
Polyphylla decemlineata
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The ten-lined June beetle (Polyphylla decemlineata), also known as the watermelon beetle, is a scarab beetle, living in the western United States and Canada. The adults are attracted to light and feed on foliage. 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...
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- (c) Celeste Ramsay, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/13435218@N00/1031208851
- (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphylla_decemlineata
