Anybody know what kind of beetle this is?

AgentPothead

Just this guy, ya know?

• Jul 14, 2018

• #1

And if it is a good or bad insect to have around?

 

Switcher56

Comfortably numb!

• Jul 14, 2018

• #2

Hey Ringo! What's up? (the devil made me do it)

 

AgentPothead

Just this guy, ya know?

• Jul 14, 2018

• #3

It's not John, Paul, George, or Ringo.

 

oldhaole

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• Jul 15, 2018

• #4

AgentPothead said:

And if it is a good or bad insect to have around?
https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=74339&pictureid=1868304View Image
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Kinda fuzzy, but it looks like a June Beetle to me. June Beetles don't like weed, so don't worry. They live in the dirt around the plant, and usually come out at night.

 

AgentPothead

Just this guy, ya know?

• Jul 15, 2018

• #5

Okay cool thanks. I couldn't get a better picture the damn phone wouldn't focus on the bug, but only on the leaf right next to the bug. I think it might have been too damn shiny.

 

troutman

Seed Whore

• Jul 15, 2018

• #6

Not sure.

Just flick it off with your finger.

 

xet

Active member

• Jul 15, 2018

• #7

It is not a June Beetle.

Kill those bastards with fire.

They are as bad or worse than a storm of cicadas and will eat every last bit of your plant once they make it home.


https://baynature.org/2014/02/27/whats-small-ladybug-like-golden/
This is your beast:

 

xet

Active member

• Jul 15, 2018

• #8

"incredibly destructive"

https://dengarden.com/gardening/How-to-Kill-Golden-Tortoise-Beetles-Safely-and-Organically

In my experience they devoured about 100' x 4' of flowering vines. Ate every piece of it in a matter of weeks

 

AgentPothead

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• Jul 15, 2018

• #9

The golden tortoise Beetle has a clear shell and the gold is like a liquid layer underneath it the beatle I saw didn't have that there was no clear layer.

 

buzzmobile

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• Jul 15, 2018

• #10

Look up Japanese Beetle for a possibility.

 

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slapmehard

Member

• Jul 15, 2018

• #11

Oriental
larve "grubs" eat the roots adults Peirce the leaves.laying eggs about now in the ne
just push it into a cup of alcohol if the birds don't grab it

 

AgentPothead

Just this guy, ya know?

• Jul 15, 2018

• #12

Morphology wise, it looks like that oriental beetle, but I can't seem to find any pictures of them that are so brilliantly golden in color. If he's still there next week I will make sure and find him a new home on a tree.