Common cockchafer  (Melolontha melolontha)

Facts

Also known as: May beetle, Maybug
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyScarabaeidae
GenusMelolontha (1)
SizeAdult beetle length: 20 – 30 mm (2)
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Status

Not threatened (2).

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