Melolontha
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Melolontha is a genus of beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. The European cockchafers belong to this genus.
Maybug
M. hippocastani
Cockchafer
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The common cockchafer, known colloquially as the Maybug, Maybeetle, or doodlebug, among many other names, is a species of scarab beetle belonging to the genus Melolontha. It is native to Europe, and i
Melolontha
…Melolontha is a genus of beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. The European cockchafers belong to this genus. Linnaeus called the European cockchafer Scarabaeus melolontha. Étienne Louis Geoffroy used Melolontha as a genus name (1762), but…
Hanneton commun ♀, Parc de Woluwé, Bruxelles
Detail of a male cockchafer, showing the seven leaflike extensions on each antenna
A white brown-headed larva (grub) of the cockchafer as seen in its cocoon