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asterismos Boone, NC Feb 01, 2008

Could any one help me find the identity of this beetle? I live in the appalachians mountains (if that helps) and if you could help identify what these beetles are munching on that would be very helpful too.

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plantfreak78 Rolesville, NC(Zone 7b) Feb 02, 2008

That's your standard japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) . I'm guessing that you saw them back in summer as they are only active during hot weather, usually from the first of June into August. I can't id the plant though from that picture. Do you have a less zoomed in one?

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asterismos Boone, NC Feb 03, 2008

Thanks that helps a lot. Unfortunately I do not have a wider angle picture of the foliage. Yes I did take this picture this past summer towards the end of June.

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Malus2006 Coon Rapids, MN(Zone 4a) Feb 10, 2008

Just give a general description of the plant will help - is it a annual, perennial, tree, etc? Do it have flowers or fruits and what do they look like? The leaves look very vaguely like gerbena daisy - it just popped in my mind.

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