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June bug
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June bug, name for June beetle June beetle or May beetle, a blackish or mahogany-colored beetle of the scarab beetle family, widely distributed in North America and especially abundant in the NE United States and the adjacent parts of Canada.
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 and mayfly mayfly, any insect of the order Ephemeroptera, so named because the adults live for a short time, often only a single day, during which they molt twice, mate, and lay their eggs in freshwater.
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June beetle

 or May beetle or June bug

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June beetle (Phyllophaga rugosa).
(credit: Harry Rogers)
Any insect of the genus Phyllophaga, belonging to a widely distributed, plant-feeding scarab beetle subfamily (Melolonthinae). These red-brown beetles commonly appear in the Northern Hemisphere on warm spring evenings and are attracted to lights. Heavy-bodied, they are 0.5–1 in. (1.2–2.5 cm) long and have shiny wing covers. They feed on foliage and flowers at night, sometimes causing considerable damage. The larvae live in the soil, and can destroy crops and kill lawns and pastures by severing the grasses from their roots; they are considered excellent fish bait.



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June bugs spread brown rot fungus-they fly in the trees.
They’re also spending way too much time surfing the Internet, yapping on their cell phones and—oh, for the lost days of shooting aggies and catching June bugs in a jar
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