Garden chafer
Phyllopertha horticola
Scarabs
(Scarabaeidae)
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Brown green beetle, with red-brown back shield with small vertical dents and some hair. The neck shield and head are black with a green shine and the antennae have 3 fans at the end. The black legs are equipped with barbs. Flies mostly just above the ground, living off plants while the larvae feed on plant roots. ⇔ l. 8-12 mm LA: ≈ Has several larger lookalikes like the MELOLONTHA MELOLONTHA (Cockchafer), AMPHIMALLON SOLSTITIALE (Summer chafer) due to the hairs and fans but is much smaller.
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Leg
Back
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Wing
10-50 mm
Beetle
Six
Shielded
Forked
Shielded
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Garden chafer
Johanneskever
Gartenlaubkäfer
Hanneton des jardins
Maggiolino degli orti
Phyllopertha horticola [L.]
Phyllopertha horticola [L.]
Хрущик садовый
Phyllopertha horticola [L.]
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