| Polyphylla gracilis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Polyphylla |
| Species: | P. gracilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Polyphylla gracilis Horn, 1881
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Polyphylla gracilis, the slender polyphyllan scarab beetle, is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America,123 where it has been recorded from Florida, southeastern Alabama, and southwestern Georgia.4
Description
Adults reach a length of about 18.8–21.6 mm (0.74–0.85 in). They may be distinguished from related species by their mottled elytral colour pattern with a broad lateral stripe.4
References
References
- "Polyphylla gracilis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- "Polyphylla gracilis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- "Polyphylla gracilis species Information". BugGuide.net. 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. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
Further reading
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.
- 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.