European Rose Chafer Lat. “Cetonia aurata“
52402Cetonia aurata, called the rose chafer or the green rose chafer, is a beetle, 20 millimetres (3⁄4 in) long, that has a metallic structurally coloured green and a distinct V-shaped scutellum. The scutellum is the small V-shaped area between the wing cases; it may show several small, irregular, white lines and marks. The underside of the beetle has a coppery colour, and its upper side is sometimes bronze, copper, violet, blue/black, or grey.
Description
Rose chafers are capable of fast flight; they fly with their wing cases down. They feed on pollen, nectar, and flowers, especially roses. They can be found among roses on warm sunny days from May until June or July, and occasionally as late as September. Rose chafers are found in southern and central Europe and in the southern part of the United Kingdom, where they sometimes seem to be very localized. They can also be found in South East Asia, in the countryside and outlying islands of Hong Kong. They are a beneficial saprophagous species (detritivores).
See also
Scarab (disambiguation) Scarab (artifact)
External links
Photos of Cetonia aurata Photos of Rose chafer - Cetonia aurata and other flower beetles. Rose chafer Cetonia aurata, some life cycle photos. Color of Cetonia aurata through 3D movie glasses, a 23-second YouTube video demonstrating the handedness of the shiny color of the beetle.
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Further Information
„European Rose Chafer“ on wikipedia.org
„European Rose Chafer“ on iNaturalist.org
Copyright
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