Thursday, March 19, 2009

Bee Scarab


As we headed outside, my oldest son stopped us all with a finger point and "What's that?" Inspection was in order, the National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Insects and Spiders & Related Species of North America consulted. Our strictly amateur identification: bee scarab (Lichnanthe apina).

Eric came home, looked at the photo and said, "That's a June bug."
Posted by Julia Posey at 6:00 AM
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  1. Eric ThomasonMarch 19, 2009 at 11:10 AM

    Well it's what we used to call June bugs when I was a kid. Now after some research I see that June Bugs are actually black.

    I think you are right - lichnanthe but maybe not apina, maybe ursa or vulpina?

    http://bugguide.net/node/view/14301/bgimage

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