scarab beetle

5703  Sheila,   Winnipeg, Manitoba.  Size:  a nickel,  Month: May/June,  Conditions: Attracted to water, e.g., dog’s outdoor water bowl, but also found on land, i.e, driveway, deck, cluster together in cracks, rusty brown in colour.

This is a type of scarab beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) known as a May beetle or June bug; it appears to be in the genus Phyllophaga – see http://tinyurl.com/jrz4e7a for an example. They often are attracted to lights at night; they are rather clumsy fliers so there’s no telling where one might find them in the morning. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.