June bug

English thumb|a June bug or ten-line June beetle, Polyphylla decemlineata species Noun Any of several species of beetles: Phyllophaga genus, a genus of beetles in the subfamily Melolonthinae subfamily of the family Scarabaeidae family, also known as June beetles. green June beetle (Cotinis nitida species), of the southeastern United States ten-lined June beetle (Polyphylla decemlineata species), of the western United States and Canada fig-eater or figeater beetle (Cotinis mutabilis species), of the western and southwestern United States European chafer (Rhizotrogus majalis species/Amphimallon majalis species), a beetle native to continental Europe, but now also in North America Alternative forms Junebug, junebug less common Derived terms en crazier than a June bug Translations Phyllophaga Bulgarian: bg майски бръмбар m Spanish: es abejón de mayo Further reading en Scarabaeoids