June bug

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Noun

June bug (plural June bugs)

  1. Any of several species of beetles:
    1. Phyllophaga, a genus of beetles in the subfamily Melolonthinae of the family Scarabaeidae, also known as June beetles.
    2. The green June beetle (Cotinis nitida), of the southeastern United States
    3. The ten-lined June beetle (Polyphylla decemlineata), of the western United States and Canada
    4. The figeater beetle (Cotinis mutabilis), of the western and southwestern United States
    5. The European chafer (Rhizotrogus majalis/Amphimallon majalis), a beetle native to continental Europe, but now also in North America

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