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Cetonia 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.
Flower chafers are a group of scarab beetles comprising the subfamily Cetoniinae. Many species are diurnal and visit flowers for pollen and nectar, or to browse on the petals. Some species also feed on fruit. The group is also called fruit and flower chafers, flower beetles and flower scarabs. There are around 4,000 species, many of them still ...
Cetonia is a genus of beetles in family Scarabaeidae, ... Cetonia elegans Leoni, 1910, a synonym for Cetonia aurata pisana, a subspecies (Cetoniini) ...
At least two beetles are known as the rose chafer: Cetonia aurata, in Europe; Macrodactylus subspinosus, in North America This page was last edited on 29 ...
Macrodactylus subspinosus is a North American beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. The members of its genus are known as "rose chafers", not to be confused with the European rose chafer, Cetonia aurata. M. subspinosus occurs from Eastern Canada to Colorado [2] and is considered a pest of many crops and flowers. It is given its common name of rose ...
Cetonia aurata was named Scarabaeus auratus in 1758. Lucanus cervus was named Scarabaeus cervus in 1758. Scarabaeus hercules – male of Dynastes hercules [1] Scarabaeus actaeon – Megasoma actaeon [2] Scarabaeus simson – Strategus simson [3] Scarabaeus atlas – Chalcosoma atlas [2] Scarabaeus aloëus – Strategus aloeus [3]
The beetle’s full, known extant range on the island is estimated to be around 22 square miles, a very small area compared to the range of larger animals. However, its largest known range on the ...
Oil beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus) Rose chafer (Cetonia aurata) Wharf beetle (Nacerdes melanura) – a wood-boring beetle found in timber and boats. Carabus problematicus – a violet ground beetle; Carabus violaceus – a violet ground beetle; Geotrupes spiniger – a dor beetle and known as "dumbledors" on Scilly. Geotrupes stercorarius – a ...