Originally reported as Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica)
Submitter has sample
EDRR Status: Local expert notified
Unknown beetle larva, found close to the surface while digging out a Douglas-fir seedling. VERY large; white body, orange head.
Someone on iNaturalist noted its resemblance to *Popilla japonica* larvae, so I went out and found the grub the next day (2/20/24) and collected it.
Tom Valente
Feb. 20, 2024, 3:42 a.m.