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Summer Chafer

Amphimallon solstitiale

The Summer Chafer is a big, brown beetle that loves to fly around in the warm summer months. They are often seen buzzing near flowers and gardens, making them a fun sight to see!

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Summer Chafer is a chunky, reddish-brown beetle covered in fine yellowish hairs. It has distinctive fan-like antennae and often appears slightly clumsy when flying. Its shiny wing cases protect delicate flight wings, setting it apart from other common beetles.

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Summer Chafer
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Summer Chafer

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Baby Summer Chafers live underground for up to three years before they become adult beetles!

Hundreds of Summer Chafers can emerge from the soil at the exact same time, like a secret army!

These beetles are clumsy flyers, often bumping into windows or lights at dusk.

They only live for a few short weeks as adults, making their summer appearance a sprint!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Night Vision Navigator

Summer Chafer has large eyes that help them navigate and fly through the evening sky looking for mates.

Fähigkeit

Feathery Antennae

Summer Chafer has special antennae that fan out to detect the faintest scents of flowers or other chafers.

Fähigkeit

Hairy Harvester

Summer Chafer's bristly body allows it to collect pollen while feeding, helping plants to make seeds.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
30-40 mm
Größe
14-20 mm
Lebenserwartung
20-40 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
10-15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults nibble leaves and sip nectar; larvae munch on plant roots underground.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae eat roots underground, while adults nibble leaves and sip nectar from flowers.

Hauptnahrung

  • Tree leaves
  • Shrub leaves
  • Flower nectar
  • Grass roots
  • Plant roots

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Greater Mouse-eared Bat

Myotis myotis

Bats hunt flying chafers at dusk using echolocation.

eaten by

European Hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

Hedgehogs sniff out and eat larvae or adult chafers on the ground.

eats

Pedunculate Oak

Quercus robur

Adult chafers occasionally feed on the leaves of oak trees.

pollinates

Common Daisy

Bellis perennis

The chafer helps move pollen between daisy flowers as it feeds.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Summer Chafers are harmless, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Summer Chafer?

30-40 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Summer Chafer?

14-20 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Summer Chafer?

20-40 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Summer Chafer?

10-15 km/h

Was frisst Summer Chafer?

Adults nibble leaves and sip nectar; larvae munch on plant roots underground.

Wo findet man Summer Chafer normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Summer Chafer?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Summer Chafer?

6

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