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Cockchafer

Insects

The common cockchafer, known colloquially as the maybug, maybeetle or doodlebug among other names, is a species of scarab beetle in the genus Melolontha, native to Europe. It is one of several closely related and similar-looking Melolontha species called cockchafers, alongside Melolontha hippocastani, which shares sexual dimorphism, mating behavior and physical features such as lamellae count but is a historically divergent species from the common cockchafer. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
Relationship to People
Agricultural or Structural Pest 1
Scientific Name
Melolontha melolontha 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Scarabaeidae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Cockchafer
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Switzerland, found in there.
Sources
1. Cockchafer (Wikipedia)
Lead section
Quote, Lead section
The males usually swarm during the mating season while the females stay put and feed on leaves.
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2. Wikipedia: Cockchafer
WikipediaWikidata Q28175 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Cockchafer
Child Taxon Of: Scarabaeidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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