Thursday, July 17, 2008

Pelidnota punctata

I was out picking Japanese beetles and June beetles off of the raspberries, ferns and grapes when I came across this critter, Pelidnota punctata otherwise known as the spotted pelidnota, spotted June beetle and grapevine beetle.. He was contently eating and lounging on the grape leaves. He's slightly larger than an quarter, tan and spotted and now relegated to a bug carrier cage in the basement.

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