June bug

English

a June bug or ten-line June beetle, Polyphylla decemlineata

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. green June beetle (Cotinis nitida), of the southeastern United States
   3. ten-lined June beetle (Polyphylla decemlineata), of the western United States and Canada
   4. fig-eater or figeater beetle (Cotinis mutabilis), of the western and southwestern United States
   5. European chafer (Rhizotrogus majalis/Amphimallon majalis), a beetle native to continental Europe, but now also in North America

Alternative forms

• Junebug, junebug (less common)

Derived terms

• crazier than a June bug

 

Translations

Phyllophaga

• Bulgarian: майски бръмбар m (majski brǎmbar)
• Spanish: abejón de mayo

Further reading

• June bug on Wikipedia.Wikipedia