chafers
hoplia caerulea
: male shown here; has brilliant blue scales. It lives near streams and feeds on roots.
cockchafer (or May bug) (
melolontha melolontha
)
Feeds on plant roots and can cause crop damage.
Appears in gardens and similar during May and June.
Sometimes crashes into lighted windows.
These two found in moth trap.
cetonia aurata
or rose chafer: nibbles at many species of flowers, including roses
cockchafer (or May bug) (melolontha melolontha)
Feeds on plant roots and can cause crop damage.
