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Mediterranean Spotted Chafer

Oxythyrea funesta

The Mediterranean Spotted Chafer is a small, colorful beetle with beautiful spots. It loves to munch on flowers and is often found in gardens, making it a delightful sight for little explorers!

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Mediterranean Spotted Chafer is a small, stout beetle, typically black with numerous irregular white or yellowish spots covering its elytra and pronotum. It has a slight iridescent sheen, making its dark body sometimes appear greenish or purplish in direct sunlight, distinguishing it from plain dark chafers.

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Mediterranean Spotted Chafer
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Mediterranean Spotted Chafer

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Adult chafers emerge from their underground homes just as summer flowers bloom!

Its babies, called grubs, live underground for over a year before changing!

They are super attracted to bright, sunny flowers, especially white and yellow ones!

This beetle can play dead by falling to the ground if it senses danger!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Pollen Powerhouse

Mediterranean Spotted Chafers can efficiently fly between flowers to gather nectar and pollen, helping plants reproduce.

Fähigkeit

Spotlight Camouflage

It has a dark body with bright white spots that break up its outline, helping it blend into dappled sunlight among leaves.

Fähigkeit

Grubby Gardener

Its larvae live underground, munching on decaying plant matter to grow strong for metamorphosis into adult beetles.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
15-25 mm
Größe
8-12 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-60 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
10 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults love sweet pollen and nectar from flowers, while larvae munch on decaying plants in the soil.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae feed on decaying organic matter in the soil, while adults consume pollen and nectar from flowers.

Hauptnahrung

  • pollen
  • nectar
  • flower petals
  • ripe fruit pulp

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Blackbird

Turdus merula

Birds like blackbirds prey on adult chafers.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Small birds often feast on these beetles.

pollinates

Dog Rose

Rosa canina

Feeds on nectar and pollen, helping the rose reproduce.

pollinates

Common Blackberry

Rubus fruticosus

Visits blackberry flowers for food, aiding pollination.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Be gentle and watch where you step when exploring gardens, as insects are small and can be easily hurt.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Mediterranean Spotted Chafer?

15-25 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Mediterranean Spotted Chafer?

8-12 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Mediterranean Spotted Chafer?

30-60 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Mediterranean Spotted Chafer?

10 km/h

Was frisst Mediterranean Spotted Chafer?

Adults love sweet pollen and nectar from flowers, while larvae munch on decaying plants in the soil.

Wo findet man Mediterranean Spotted Chafer normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Mediterranean Spotted Chafer?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Mediterranean Spotted Chafer?

6

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