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RosinaBloom Waihi, New Zealand(Zone 1) Aug 11, 2014

Beetle ID, Please

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Aug 11, 2014

It's in the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Melolonthinae; see http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/resources/identification/animals/bug-id/alphabetic-list-of-bugs/grass-grub and http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/412977 for a couple of examples. A specialist in this group might be able to narrow it down further...

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RosinaBloom Waihi, New Zealand(Zone 1) Aug 12, 2014

Thank you, Flapdoodle.
I believe it is Beetle (Chafer (Grass Grub) Costelytra zealandica

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