Are June Bugs and Japanese Beetles the Same

The Japanese beetle looks a lot like a June bug, but smaller. It’s more colourful, with a metallic brown and traces of metallic green on its back. Unlike the June bug, the Japanese beetle has hair-like tufts around the edges of its abdomen. Adult Japanese beetles will emerge mid-July to begin mating.

What is the difference between a June beetle and a Japanese beetle?

The Japanese Beetle is metallic green with copper colored wings and has tufts of small white hairs along the sides of its body. The Green June Beetle, or Junebug, is iridescent green.

Is a Green June Beetle the same as a Japanese beetle?

Green June beetles and Japanese Beetles are similar in appearance and are often confused for one another but Japanese beetles are much more destructive. Green June Beetles are large (about 1 inch long,) are velvety green on top and shiny green underside.