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Some type of chaffer beetle?

pawrick · 2018-06-08 16:23:11

Hi, checking to see if someone could confirm my suspicion that this is some kind of chaffer beetle. It is a lot smaller than the cockchaffers I see around my house each year and doesn't appear to have the frills on the antenna so I'm not sure if it's just a different type or something completely different. Last week there…

08-06-2018 04:23PM

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Hi, checking to see if someone could confirm my suspicion that this is some kind of chaffer beetle.

It is a lot smaller than the cockchaffers I see around my house each year and doesn't appear to have the frills on the antenna so I'm not sure if it's just a different type or something completely different.

Last week there were thousands of them hovering around the garden pairing off, some have taken a liking to my wisteria and are devouring the leaves.

thanks for any help as ever

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#2 08-06-2018 04:54PM

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Looks like a garden chafer.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllopertha_horticola

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#3 08-06-2018 05:42PM

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Alun wrote: »

Looks like a garden chafer.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllopertha_horticola

thanks, had been looking too much at the wrong pics but assumed it was some kind of chaffer given the time of year. so now i have two types of these critters to blame for wrecking my lawn.

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