Search for keyword: Cockchafer
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On the way to the forest I see the first cockchafer this year. The German name of this beetle is Maikäfer - literally May beetle - indicating that its highest activity is in May. The imagines creep out the soil in May and live for merely 4 to 8 weeks so the only can be seen during May and June.
published on 2012-05-05
Common Cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha)
keywords: Cockchafer | Common Cockchafer | Melolontha melolontha | beetle