Polyphylla gracilis

Polyphylla gracilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Tribe:	Melolonthini
Genus:	Polyphylla
Species:	P. gracilis
Binomial name
	Polyphylla gracilis; Horn, 1881

Polyphylla gracilis, the slender polyphyllan scarab beetle, is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, southeastern Alabama, and southwestern Georgia.

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.

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.
1 2 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.

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.

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[itis-1] "Polyphylla gracilis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

[gbif-2] "Polyphylla gracilis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

[buglink-3] "Polyphylla gracilis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

[:2-4] 1 2 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.

Polyphylla gracilis

Description

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