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Cockchafers

Melolontha

Cockchafers are big, brown beetles that come out in the spring. They love to fly around at night and can be found in gardens and fields. Their larvae, called grubs, live in the soil and help the earth stay healthy.

Lebensraum: Grasslands, Gardens

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The Cockchafer has a robust, oval body, typically reddish-brown with a distinct black head and pronotum. Its ridged wing cases cover delicate flight wings, and males feature prominent fan-like antennae, making it visually distinct from smaller scarab beetles.

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Cockchafers
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Cockchafers

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Adult cockchafers only live for about 5-6 weeks, just long enough to mate and lay eggs.

Every few years, there's a "Cockchafer year" where thousands emerge all at once!

Males have special fan-like antennae they use to "smell" females from far away.

They spend up to five years as a grub underground before becoming an adult beetle!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Root Grubbing Power

Cockchafer larvae can spend years underground munching on roots, helping them store energy for their big transformation into an adult beetle.

Fähigkeit

Night-Time Navigators

Cockchafers can fly through the evening sky, guided by special sensors on their antennae that help them find mates and food in the dark.

Fähigkeit

Antennae Radar

Male Cockchafers have fan-like antennae that act like radar, helping them sniff out female pheromones from far away to find a partner.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
45-60 mm
Größe
25-30 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-45 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
9 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults munch on tree leaves and flowers, while their grubs feast on plant roots underground!

Altersunterschiede: Larvae (grubs) eat roots underground, while adults feed on leaves and flowers of trees and shrubs.

Hauptnahrung

  • Oak leaves
  • Beech leaves
  • Fruit tree leaves
  • Grass roots
  • Clover

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Common Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Bats hunt adult cockchafers during their evening flights.

eaten by

European Hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

Hedgehogs find and eat cockchafer grubs and adults.

eats

Pedunculate Oak

Quercus robur

Adult cockchafers feed on the leaves of oak trees.

eats

European Beech

Fagus sylvatica

Adults also consume the foliage of beech trees.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

May Bug

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Cockchafers are not dangerous, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Cockchafers?

45-60 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Cockchafers?

25-30 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Cockchafers?

30-45 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Cockchafers?

9 km/h

Was frisst Cockchafers?

Adults munch on tree leaves and flowers, while their grubs feast on plant roots underground!

Wo findet man Cockchafers normalerweise?

Grasslands, Gardens

Wie jagt Cockchafers?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Cockchafers?

6

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