Phyllophaga gracilis (Burmeister, 1855)

Freese, Edwin L., Veal, Doug A. & Lago, Paul K., 2020, The Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) of Iowa: An annotated checklist, Insecta Mundi 2020 (787), pp. 1-83 : 37

Phyllophaga gracilis (Burmeister, 1855)

Wickham 1911; Travis 1934; Worthington and Larsen 2010; ISIC; ELFC.

Collection dates: June–July.

Travis (1934) reported only one specimen from Iowa indicating that this species was very rare here.

Specimen label data: Ames , Story Co., Iowa, [no date], [no collector], determined B. Travis ( ISIC) ; Hitchcock Nature Area , Pottawattamie Co., Iowa, 19 July 2004, UV light, W. Allgeier ( ELFC) .

County records ( Figure 132 ): Pottawattamie, Story, Winneshiek.

Figures

Figures 130–137. Distribution of Scarabaeoidea in Iowa.130) Phyllophaga fusca (Froelich, 1792).131) Phyllophaga futilis (LeConte, 1850). 132) Phyllophaga gracilis (Burmeister, 1855). 133) Phyllophaga hirticula (Knoch, 1801). 134) Phyllophaga hirtiventris (Horn, 1887).135) Phyllophaga hornii (Smith, 1889). 136) Phyllophaga ilicis (Knoch,