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!

Hábitat: Urban areas

Aspecto

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

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

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

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

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

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 30-40 mm
Tamaño: 14-20 mm
Esperanza de vida: 20-40 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 10-15 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

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

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

Alimentos principales

Tree leaves
Shrub leaves
Flower nectar
Grass roots
Plant roots

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

Solitario

Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.

Herbívoro

Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.

Imán para polinizadores

Describe plantas que son particularmente atractivas y beneficiosas para una amplia variedad de organismos polinizadores.

Diurno

Los animales diurnos están activos principalmente durante el día y suelen descansar o dormir por la noche.

Gigante

Gigante describe organismos u objetos de un tamaño significativamente mayor al promedio de su especie o tipo.

Adaptado a la ciudad

Esta característica de hábitat indica especies que pueden coexistir con los humanos en entornos urbanos y suburbanos, utilizando estructuras artificiales y espacios verdes.