June bug

Noun

1. Any of several species of beetles:

   1. Phyllophaga, a genus of beetles in the subfamily Melolonthinae of the family Scarabaeidae, also known as June beetles.

   2. green June beetle (Cotinis nitida), of the southeastern United States

   3. ten-lined June beetle (Polyphylla decemlineata), of the western United States and Canada

   4. fig-eater or figeater beetle (Cotinis mutabilis), of the western and southwestern United States

   5. European chafer (Rhizotrogus majalis/Amphimallon majalis), a beetle native to continental Europe, but now also in North America