An adult Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica. Twelve discrete patches of short, white hairs around the abdomen distinguish Japanese beetle from all similar-looking beetle species.

An adult Japanese beetle. Twelve discrete patches of short, white hairs around the abdomen distinguish Japanese beetle from all similar-looking beetle species. Credit: Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood.org<br />Licensed under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/">Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License</a>
Credit: Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood.org
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License