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Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha (Linnaeus, 1758) 26 mm long Scarabaeidae<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114998/melolontha_melolontha_melolontha_linnaeus_1758.html" title="Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha (Linnaeus, 1758)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3890/114998_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1718236810&Signature=egOsa03UqEptWxZMdoHSIUpralg%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha (Linnaeus, 1758) 26 mm long Scarabaeidae<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114999/melolontha_melolontha_melolontha_linnaeus_1758.html Common cockchafer,France,Geotagged,Melolontha melolontha,Spring" /></a></figure> Common cockchafer,France,Geotagged,Melolontha melolontha,Spring Click/tap to enlarge

Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha (Linnaeus, 1758)

26 mm long Scarabaeidae

Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha (Linnaeus, 1758) 26 mm long Scarabaeidae<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114999/melolontha_melolontha_melolontha_linnaeus_1758.html Common cockchafer,France,Geotagged,Melolontha melolontha,Spring

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    Pudding4brains
    Lion
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    Over here they were late this year - saw my first one just last week! :o) Posted 2 years ago
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      Claude CHAVAND
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      It looks not so common around my place, this is the first time I see one. Posted 2 years ago
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        Pudding4brains
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        Oh wow, congrats on your find! They were (almost?) eradicated here a few decades ago, but have been going through a real come-back. Not at all at "pest levels" like maybe half a century ago, but I do see a few dozen every year - especially at night around lights. Very clumsy flyers :o) Posted 2 years ago, modified 2 years ago

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The Common cockchafer

The cockchafer, colloquially called May bug or doodlebug, is a European beetle of the genus Melolontha, in the family Melolonthidae. Some authors would place the Melolonthidae as a subfamily Melolonthinae of the family Scarabaeidae.

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Species identified by Claude CHAVAND
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By Claude CHAVAND

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Uploaded May 16, 2021. Captured May 16, 2021 16:10 in 37 Chemin des Becheres, 69290 Pollionnay, France.
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  • ILCE-7M2
  • f/10.0
  • 1/50s
  • ISO640
  • 90mm