June beetle
Nocturnal garden pest
A June beetle is a large, brownish beetle that emerges in late spring and early summer, attracted to lights at night.
Also called June bug.
The clumsy, buzzing insects are common across North America and often collide with screens and porch lights: A June beetle kept thwacking against the window.
Beetle held sacred anciently
- coleopteraOrder containing beetles
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
- elytraHardened forewings of beetles
- chitinArthropod shell polymer
mandibles · arthropod · exoskeleton · thorax · abdomen · compound eyes · crawling · flight
Exterior entrance fixture
- bumblingClumsily incompetent
- clumsyLacking physical coordination
- screen doorMesh-paneled exterior entry
- buzzingLow vibrating hum
summer nights · lamplight · dusk · twilight · evening · crepuscular · window screens
Food or larva
- white grubBeetle's underground immature stage
- C-shapedCurved with open ends
- subterraneanBeneath earth's surface
- plumpAgreeably fat, well-filled
instar · molting · pupa · metamorphosis · life cycle · lawn pest · development · immature
Pest takeover situation
- crop damageHarm to cultivated plants
- insecticideToxic agent targeting pests
- lawn damageInjury to grass
- defoliatorWhat removes plant leaves
pest management · biological control · nematodes · plant damage · extermination · agricultural pest
Resembling ore-based elements
copper · glossy · shiny · reflective · burnished · emerald · golden · carapace
scarab
Beetle held sacred anciently
- coleopteraOrder containing beetles
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
- elytraHardened forewings of beetles
chitin · mandibles · arthropod · exoskeleton · thorax · abdomen · compound eyes · crawling · flight · wings
porch light
Exterior entrance fixture
- bumblingClumsily incompetent
- clumsyLacking physical coordination
- screen doorMesh-paneled exterior entry
buzzing · summer nights · lamplight · dusk · twilight · evening · crepuscular · window screens
grub
Food or larva
- white grubBeetle's underground immature stage
- C-shapedCurved with open ends
- subterraneanBeneath earth's surface
plump · instar · molting · pupa · metamorphosis · life cycle · lawn pest · development · immature · underground
infestation
Pest takeover situation
- crop damageHarm to cultivated plants
- insecticideToxic agent targeting pests
- lawn damageInjury to grass
defoliator · pest management · biological control · nematodes · plant damage · extermination · agricultural pest
metallic
Resembling ore-based elements
bronze · copper · glossy · shiny · reflective · burnished · emerald · golden · carapace