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title: "Grapevine Beetle"
description: "Pelidnota punctata — Insekten & Spinnen. Pelidnota punctata, the grapevine beetle, spotted June beetle or spotted pelidnota, is a species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae (Scarab beetles), subfamily Rutelinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/grapevine-beetle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Grapevine Beetle

> Pelidnota punctata — Insekten & Spinnen. Pelidnota punctata, the grapevine beetle, spotted June beetle or spotted pelidnota, is a species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae (Scarab beetles), subfamily Rutelinae.

- Scientific name: *Pelidnota punctata*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 26972
- Wikidata: [Q2551260](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2551260)
- iNaturalist taxon: [48259](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/48259)

## Names

- en: Grapevine Beetle
- fr: Scarabée ponctué de la vigne

## Countries with the most observations

US (23521), CA (2695)

## Summary

Pelidnota punctata, the grapevine beetle, spotted June beetle or spotted pelidnota, is a species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae (Scarab beetles), subfamily Rutelinae. Grapevine beetles are common in the north and central United States and eastern Canada, but do relatively little damage to their host plants. The beetles fly at a fast speed, usually in a curving flight.
The adult beetle is approximately 2.5 centimetres (1 inch) long, but can reach 3 cm (1.2 in) occasionally. Its pattern is off-yellow or auburn red, with four black spots running down each side. Fine black lines divide the edges of its elytra. There…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelidnota_punctata

## Photo

![Grapevine Beetle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/grapevine-beetle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Brighton Lee · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/379877258

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/grapevine-beetle?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).