Known commonly as the June bug, June Beetle or less commonly as the May bug or beetle, the genus Phyllophaga is very large member (260 species) of the New World Scarab family of insects, belonging to the order of insects known as coleoptera, for the protected wing coverings.
The name phyllophaga however comes from the Ancient Greek words phyllon (φυλλον) meaning leaf and phagos (φαγος) in the feminine form phaga meaning to eat. These are both good words to know for scientific word building-both show up often in various forms as both prefix and suffix: chlorophyll, coprophage, etc.
Image of Emerald June bug by peppergrass, used with permission under a Creative Commons 3.0 license.
Image of June bug by cotinis, used with permission under a Creative Commons 3.0 license.
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