Variegated June Beetle

Subject:  A June Bug?
Geographic location of the bug:  Moorestown NJ, southern NJ
Date: 07/24/2019
Time: 04:16 PM EDT
Your letter to the bugman:  This bug was on the front steps during the afternoon. When I nudged it aside it hissed. It has large fuzzy antenna and yellow speckles on a black body. It is about an inch long.
How you want your letter signed:  Annette

Variegated June Beetle

Dear Annette,
Variegated June Beetles can produce a hissing sound by rubbing parts of their body together, an act known as stridulation.

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