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Long-haired chafer

Polyphylla crinita LeConte, 1856

Status not recordedbeetles

The long-haired chafer (Polyphylla crinita) is a species in the family Scarabaeidae, order Coleoptera.

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Quick facts about the long-haired chafer

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the long-haired chafer live?

Not recorded

Is the long-haired chafer endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the long-haired chafer classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyScarabaeidae
  6. genusPolyphylla
  7. SpeciesPolyphylla crinita LeConte, 1856

Synonyms Polyphylla crinita mystica, Polyphylla incolumnis, Polyphylla ona, Polyphylla pacifica, Polyphylla ruficollis perversa, Polyphylla santarosae

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Long-haired June beetleEnglish
  • Ten-lined June beetleEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the long-haired chafer

Other species in the same genus Polyphylla.

Pine chafer

Polyphylla fullo

ScarabaeidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the long-haired chafer?

The long-haired chafer (Polyphylla crinita) belongs to the family Scarabaeidae in the order Coleoptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Long-haired chafer (Polyphylla crinita). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-haired-chafer

MLA

“Long-haired chafer (Polyphylla crinita).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-haired-chafer.

BibTeX
@misc{long_haired_chafer_2026,
  title = {Long-haired chafer (Polyphylla crinita)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-haired-chafer},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}