Phyllophaga ilicis (Knoch, 1801)

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 : 38

Phyllophaga ilicis (Knoch, 1801)

Putnam 1876; Wickham 1911; Travis 1934; Worthington and Larsen 2010; ISIC; IWUC; UNIC; DAVC; ELFC; MJPC.

Collection dates: May–August.

Collected at light.

Travis (1934) reported 149 specimens from Iowa indicating the species was infrequent in the state.

Specimen label data: Geode State Park , Henry Co., Iowa, 17 August 2003, light, ELF ( ELFC) ; Hardin City Woodland State Preserve , Hardin Co., Iowa, 28 May 2005, UV light, ELF ( ELFC) .

County records ( Figure 136 ): Appanoose, Black Hawk, Boone, Buchanan, Clayton, Dallas, Decatur, Delaware, Fayette, Fremont, Hardin, Henry, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Lee, Linn, Madison, Muscatine, Scott, Story, Taylor, Van Buren, Warren, Webster, 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,