Common cockchafer  (Melolontha melolontha)

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Glossary

Larvae: stage in an animal’s lifecycle after it hatches from the egg. Larvae are typically very different in appearance to adults; they are able to feed and move around but usually are unable to reproduce.
Pronotum: in insects, the hardened cuticle on the upper surface of the first thoracic segment (the part of the body nearest the head).

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (January 2004):
    http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn
  2. Harde, K.W. (2000) Beetles. Silverdale Books, Leicester.
  3. Chinery. M. (1993) Insects of Britain and Northern Europe. Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, London.
  4. Kendall Bioresearch Services (January 2004):
    http://www.kendall-bioresearch.co.uk/chafer.htm
  5. HYPP Zoology (January 2004):
    http://www.inra.fr/Internet/Produits/HYPPZ/RAVAGEUR/6melmel.htm
  6. Buczaki, S. (2002) Fauna Britannica. Hamlyn, London.