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brown and white striped beetle (Ten-lined June Beetle)

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TEN-LINED JUNE BEETLE
by: Moni

TAS
Tho this beetle does feed on conifer foliage it is not a pest so you can let it go. :-)
Will it harm my trees?
by: TAS

I'm glad I found your site so I could identify this beetle. I turned over a pot that was located under a light last night and it spilled out on the deck and was hissing at me and my big lab backed away from it! I've had it in a jar not wanting to release it until I know it will not damage my trees to any great extent. This one does not appear to have wings. Any ideas on whether they are harmful to my evergreens?
striped beetle brown and white
by: Anonymous

Just found one in the showroom at firestone it scared me
Glad I found this
by: CMG

I'm not a huge fan of bugs but when I saw this huge beetle fly into my apt and my cat corner it I had to catch it and watch it a while. No worries, I put it back outside. I don't like them but I don't like killing non-pest bugs. If it weren't for this, I'd have never known what I was looking at. Time to browse the site now!! Oh, sorry, I did not get a good picture of it and I live in the Central Valley of California.
June bug
by: Steph

We have had at least a hundred around the house this summer. I have lived in Gig Harbor area all my life and have never seen them before. I am glad to know what they are now. Thanks.
Ten-lined June Beetle
by: Moni

Ian
Sounds like you have enjoyed your find...we entomologists like it when others share our enthusiasm for insects!
This sounds like a neat critter...hope to see one, one of these days.
Thanks for sharing!
Same bug along Dalls Rd cliffs, Fairfield, Victoria, BC
by: Ian Frazer

Found 1 in my house - hissing and scaring our two cats. Really big with the wings out, etc. No idea how it got in.

I took a nice picture of it in a glass before letting go outside.

We found a few more along the cliff top the past few days. They -really- sound ticked off when you step near them!
Caught one last night! 7-18-10
by: Kim

I'm in the Seattle area... and I caught one last night on my back deck! I have never seen the bug before so I'm glad you posted the picture! I almost had a heart attack because its so large. The hissing was incredible, it even scared my little dogs that enjoy playing and eating bugs for fun!
new to the region
by: Richard Best

this is a very interesting beatle and this year is the first time that I have seen it in Surrey BC our cats have brought 2 into the house to play with at first I was not shure if they would bite or sting my cats but the cats won Cats 2 Bugs 0 This site helped me to identify the bug Thanks
N/W Wash
by: Kev & Trish

My wife was in the basement of our home and had one land on her arm. I thought she was going to loose it right there on the spot. We didnt notice any hissing noise so we let it go in the tree.
cool bug
by: Michele

WOW! We are in San Diego CA and we see one or two of these each year in our yard each Spring. This year my kids caught one and discovered the hissing, and that it has a furry belly and can fly. Thanks for the info. We were asking everyone if they knew anything about this prehistoric looking bug!
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by: Kaia

My sister found a beetle just like this and it was flopping around on its back......

thnx 4 the info tho! :)

-peace
Ten-lined June Beetle
by: Moni

Joe
this is the ten-lined June beetle. Yes they do hiss especially when disturbed. They feed off the needles of coniferous trees.
Larvae hatch, burrow down in the soil and feed on roots of shrubs, trees, require 2-3 years to reach maturity. Pupation is in underground chambers. Adults do come to lights at night so perhaps you have light on the garage?
The antenna is quite large!
Thanks for the photo!

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