Mediterranean Spotted Chafer
探検昆虫
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!
生息地: Urban areas
外見
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.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Insecta目Coleoptera科Scarabaeidae属Oxythyrea
カテゴリ
昆虫レア度
Common
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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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!
特殊能力
能力
Pollen Powerhouse
Mediterranean Spotted Chafers can efficiently fly between flowers to gather nectar and pollen, helping plants reproduce.
能力
Spotlight Camouflage
It has a dark body with bright white spots that break up its outline, helping it blend into dappled sunlight among leaves.
能力
Grubby Gardener
Its larvae live underground, munching on decaying plant matter to grow strong for metamorphosis into adult beetles.
サイズと詳細
- 翼開長
- 15-25 mm
- サイズ
- 8-12 mm
- 寿命
- 30-60 日
- 飛行速度
- 10 km/h
- 脚の数
- 6
食性と食事
Adults love sweet pollen and nectar from flowers, while larvae munch on decaying plants in the soil.
年齢による違い: Larvae feed on decaying organic matter in the soil, while adults consume pollen and nectar from flowers.
主な食物
- pollen
- nectar
- flower petals
- ripe fruit pulp
採餌方法
- Foraging
生態系とのつながり
eaten by
Blackbird
Turdus merula
Birds like blackbirds prey on adult chafers.
eaten by
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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.
特徴
別名
まだ別名はありません。
コレクション
安全性
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
Be gentle and watch where you step when exploring gardens, as insects are small and can be easily hurt.
よくある質問
Mediterranean Spotted Chaferの翼開長は何ですか？
15-25 mm
Mediterranean Spotted Chaferのサイズは何ですか？
8-12 mm
Mediterranean Spotted Chaferの寿命は何ですか？
30-60 日
Mediterranean Spotted Chaferの飛行速度は何ですか？
10 km/h
Mediterranean Spotted Chaferは何を食べますか？
Adults love sweet pollen and nectar from flowers, while larvae munch on decaying plants in the soil.
Mediterranean Spotted Chaferは通常どこに生息していますか？
Urban areas
Mediterranean Spotted Chaferはどのように狩りをしますか？
Foraging
Mediterranean Spotted Chaferの脚の数は何ですか？
6
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