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Cetonia aurata, known as the rose chafer, or more rarely as the green rose chafer, is a beetle, 20 mm (¾ in) long, that has metallic green coloration (but can be bronze, copper, violet, blue/black or grey) with a distinct V shaped scutellum, the small triangular area between the wing cases just below the thorax, and having several other irregular small white lines and marks. The underside is a coppery colour. Rose chafers are capable of very fast flight; they do it with their wing cases down thus resembling a bumble bee, see photos below clearly illustrating it. They feed on flowers, nectar and pollen, in particular roses (from where they get their name); which is where they can be found on warm sunny days, between May and June/July, occasionally to September.
The larvae are C–shaped, have a very firm wrinkled hairy body, a very small head and tiny legs; they move on their backs, which is a very quick way to identify them. Larvae overwinter wherever they have been feeding, that is in compost, manure, leafmould or rotting wood, and they pupate in June/July. Some adult beetles might emerge in the autumn, but the main emergence is in the spring when they mate. Following mating, the females lay their eggs in decaying organic matter, and then die. Larvae grow very fast, and before the end of autumn they would all have moulted twice. They have a two year life cycle. Rose chafers are found over southern and central Europe and the southern part of the UK where they seem to be sometimes very localized. They are a very beneficial saprophagous species (detritivore), their larvae are the insect equivalent of earth worms and help make very good compost where they are often found in great numbers.
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Scutellum can refer to:
*Scutellum (insect), a term used in the anatomy of arthropods *Scutellum (botany), a term used in the morphology of grasses
The noble chafer (Gnorimus nobilis) is a green beetle with a metallic sheen. It spends much of its life as a grub, living in the rotting wood of aging fruit trees. It reaches adulthood in its second summer, and crawls out to breed and feed on flowers such as hogweed, before dying in the early autumn. The adult tends to be found high up in the trees, in old pruned wood or woodpecker holes.
So little is known about the noble chafer that conservationists are unsure exactly how many are left. Noble chafers are most often seen on sunny days between July and August. The beetle has been losing its habitat, and its populations shrinking, for more than a century. The beetle has been recently seen at a handful of sites in the old English fruit-growing regions of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
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Xylotoles costatus is a species of beetle in family Cerambycidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. While once thought to be extinct, the species is now considered to be a Lazarus taxon.
Thaumatoneura inopinata is a species of damselfly in the family Megapodagrionidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers.
Sciotropis lattkei is a species of damselfly in the family Megapodagrionidae. It is endemic to Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sciotropis cyclanthorum is a species of damselfly in the family Megapodagrionidae. It is endemic to Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Rhipidolestes okinawanus is a species of damselfly in the family Megapodagrionidae. It is endemic to Japan.
Pseudocotalpa giulianii is a species of beetle in family Scarabaeidae. It is endemic to the United States.
Prodontria lewisi (common name Cromwell Chafer Beetle) is a species of beetle in family Scarabaeidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Polyergus samurai is a species of insect in family Formicidae. It is endemic to Japan.
Paraphlebia zoe is a species of damselfly in the family Megapodagrionidae. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The Herbit Beetle (Osmoderma eremita) is a species of beetle in family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Austria, Belarus, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Moldova, Republic of, the Netherlands (extinct), Norway, Poland, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Ukraine.
The larvae develop in hollow trees. Oak is the most important tree species, but the larvae may develop in any tree species with suitable hollows. Due to habitat loss and fragementation the species has decreased all over its distribution range. For that reason the species is protected in most European contries, and has been given the highest priority according to the EU's Habitat Directive.
Oligoaeschna kunigamiensis is a species of dragonfly in family Aeshnidae. It is endemic to Japan.
Morimus funereus is a species of beetle in family Cerambycidae. It is found in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovakia, and Ukraine.
Mesagrion leucorrhinum is a species of damselfly in the family Megapodagrionidae. It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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The Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Japanese horned beetle, or , Trypoxylus dichotomus, is a species of rhinoceros beetle found in Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China. It is sold as a pet in department stores in many countries of Asia, where it is also frequently depicted in popular media as a common cartoon character for various uses, for example much as cartoon bears, lions, or alligators are seen in advertisements and product labels in the United States.
The Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea), known as the Blue Darner in the Western Hemisphere, is a 70 mm long species of hawker dragonfly.
It is large, with a long body. It has green markings on the black bodies, and the male also has blue spots on the abdomen.
The Southern Hawker breeds in still or slow-flowing water, but will wander widely, and is often seen in gardens and open woodland. This is an inquisitive species and will approach people.
The adult eats various insects, caught on the wing. The nymphs feed on aquatic insects, tadpoles and small fish ambushed in the pond they frequent until they emerge as adults in July and August after three years’ development.
The huhu beetle, Prionoplus reticularis, is the largest endemic beetle found in New Zealand, a member of the longhorn beetle family Cerambycidae.
It is known to the Māori as Pepe tunga. The whitish larvae are up to 70 mm long. They are edible, and are said by some to taste like buttery chicken (although opinions differ). <ref name="weird-food-bugs"> </ref>
A common name for the beetle is haircutter because of the long legs and antenna covered with sharp hooks. If a huhu beetle lands on the hair of a person they become so entangled that scissors must be used for extraction.
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The Citrus Long-horned beetle (Anoplophora chinensis) is a Long-horned beetle native to China and Korea, where it is considered a serious pest.
Each female Citrus Long-horned beetle can make up to 200 eggs after mating, and each egg is separately deposited in tree bark. After the beetle larvae hatches, it chews into the tree, forming a tunnel that is then used as a place for beetle pupation (the process of growing from larvae to adult). From egg-laying to pupation and adult emergence can take 12 to 18 months.
Infestations by the beetle can kill many different types of hardwood trees as well as citrus trees, pecan, apple, Australian pine, hibiscus, sycamore, willow, pear, mulberry, pigeon pea, Chinaberry, poplar, litchi, kumquat, Japanese red cedar, and ficus.