探検昆虫

Garden Chafer

Phyllopertha horticola

The Garden Chafer is a shiny green beetle that loves to munch on flowers and plants. They are often seen buzzing around gardens during the warm months, making them a fun sight for little explorers!

生息地: Gardens

外見

The Garden Chafer has an iridescent metallic green head and thorax, sharply contrasting with its dull brown wing cases. Its body is also covered in fine, pale hairs. This distinct colour pattern helps differentiate it from other beetles.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaColeopteraScarabaeidaePhyllopertha
Garden Chafer
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Garden Chafer

カテゴリ

昆虫

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

Adult Garden Chafers live for just one month, but they get busy quickly!

Garden Chafers fly clumsily, often bumping into things as they zoom around!

Grubs live underground for two years, eating roots before they become beetles!

Many grubs can make lawns look plowed, like pigs dug them up!

特殊能力

能力

Underground Tunnelers

Garden Chafer larvae can tunnel through soil using strong C-shaped bodies, helping them find food and shelter underground easily.

能力

Quick Flight Escape

Garden Chafer can quickly escape danger by unfurling delicate hindwings from under its hard shell, allowing for rapid flight.

能力

Plant Power Chewer

Garden Chafer has powerful mandibles for chewing, allowing adults to munch plant leaves and larvae to devour tough roots.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
15-25 mm
サイズ
8.5-12 mm
寿命
21-28 日
飛行速度
5-15 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Adult Garden Chafers munch on leaves and flower petals, while their larvae feast on plant roots underground!

年齢による違い: Larvae feed on roots underground, while adults emerge to eat leaves and flowers above ground.

主な食物

  • Grass roots
  • Cereal crop roots
  • Garden plant leaves
  • Flower petals

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

eaten by

Blackbird

Turdus merula

Adults are a tasty snack for many garden birds.

eats

European Mole

Talpa europaea

Mole tunnels often reveal grubs, a key food source.

depends on

Kentucky Bluegrass

Poa pratensis

Larvae feed on roots, sometimes causing significant damage.

eats

Dog Rose

Rosa canina

Adult beetles consume leaves and petals of various plants.

特徴

別名

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コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

While they are harmless, it's best to watch them without touching.

よくある質問

Garden Chaferの翼開長は何ですか?

15-25 mm

Garden Chaferのサイズは何ですか?

8.5-12 mm

Garden Chaferの寿命は何ですか?

21-28 日

Garden Chaferの飛行速度は何ですか?

5-15 km/h

Garden Chaferは何を食べますか?

Adult Garden Chafers munch on leaves and flower petals, while their larvae feast on plant roots underground!

Garden Chaferは通常どこに生息していますか?

Gardens

Garden Chaferはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Garden Chaferの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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