I have commonly spoken to people who confuse Japanese beetles and June bugs. I can understand the confusion since both are a dark green beetle. But the Japanese beetle is much more prolific and does a great deal more damage. These beetles are typically half the size of our native June bug beetle and appear very metallic where the June bug has a much more velveteen appearance. I have seen very few June bugs since becoming an adult and moving to a less rural area. But I have a privet bush, that's more like a tree, that seems to leaking sap and I have seen a number of interesting insects and butterflies enjoying this food source including several June bugs. I'll add a photo of a Japanese beetle later for a side by side comparison
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