How long is a Japanese beetle?
A Japanese beetle is about 1.3 cm (0.512 in) long.
Size source: mdc.mo.gov
Compared with things you know
- About 1.9 times as long as a seven-spot ladybug (7 mm)
- About 81% of the width of a standard six-sided die (1.6 cm)
- About 53% of the width of a US quarter coin (2.43 cm)
Did you know?
Japanese beetles were first recorded in the US in 1916, in a nursery near Riverton, New Jersey.
