Phyllophaga anxia, the forest-ogre June beetle, or cranberry white grub, is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Phyllophaga |
| Species: | P. anxia
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllophaga anxia (LeConte, 1850)
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Description
editPhyllophaga anxia is large (17.2 to 22.5mm) with a dark brown to black exoskeleton with ten antennomeres (the segments of the antennae).[3]
Habitat and range
editPhyllophaga anxia is most commonly found in the United States, particularly the eastern half although they appear throughout the country, and parts of southern Canada.[4] Within these areas, forest-ogre June beetle will often be found feeding off of host plants. The most common host plants will include: elm, willow, poplar, apple, cherry, box-elder, hackberry, linden, mountain ash, and oak.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Phyllophaga anxia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Phyllophaga anxia". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ a b c "Phyllophaga anxia species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Forest-ogre June Beetle". inaturalist.org. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
Further reading
edit- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.