Scientific Name: Ellychnia corrusca
Family: Ellychnia
Native Range: Eastern United States, Pennsylvania
Size: Length: 10-14 mm (0.39 – 0.55 in)
Active: Mating season in spring, adults overwinter, having developed into young adults in the fall
Color and Appearance: Largest diurnal species in the east
Scientific Name: Maladera castanea
Family: Scarabaeidae
Native Range: Japan and China, introduced to Pennsylvania*
Size: Length: 7 – 9 mm (0.28 – 0.35 in)*
Active: Summer, nocternal*
Color and Appearance: Cinnamon brown*
August 18, 2020: Asiatic garden beetles are active at night. I found this one in a spotlight.
*From Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maladera_castanea
Family: Coccinellidae
Native Range: Europe and Asia, Introduced to North America, Pennsylvania
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Scientific Name: Odontotaenius disjunctus
Family: Passalidae
Native Range: Worldwide, Pennsylvania
Size: Large (1.5 in)*
Color and Appearance: Black
Scientific Name: Macrosiagon pectinata
Family: Ripiphoridae
Native Range: North and Central America
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Color and Appearance: Black with a red strip horizontally across wings
First defined by Fabricius 1775. Pectinata = ‘combed, comb-bearing.’ (https://bugguide.net/node/view/12725)
Some members of the Ripiphoridae parasitize bees by laying their eggs on leaves near flowers. The hatching larva crawl onto the bees, ride them back to their nests, and to attack the larva when they hatch. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripiphoridae)
