Grapevine Hoplia
Characteristics: The Grapevine Hoplia is a small rounded pesky beetle that has a hunger for vegetation - it will feed on the leaves of plants or flowers in a domesticated or wild environment. The beetles themselves can be found in the warmer months of the year, particularly during the spring and summer periods and can reach from flat terrain plains into rough mountains.
These small beetles appear as brownish to yellow in color. They have typical beetle legs with the hind set longer than the middle and forward pairs. On close inspection, the body appears to be covered in tiny hairs throughout.
Adults of this species can be identified by how they rest - with their legs positioned upwards into the air.
General Adult Size (Length):
5mm to 11mm
(0.20in to 0.43in)
Identifying Colors: yellow, brown, red, silver
North American reach includes (may not be limited to): Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Washington, Oregon, California
Category: Beetle
Common Name: Grapevine Hoplia
Scientific Name: (Hoplia callipyge)
 Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Hoplia
Species: callipyge
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