Another common species to look out for is the summer chafer, Amphimallon solstitialis. Life span:  The adult beetles live for up to 8 weeks Add to Likebox #90623117 - A flower chafer covered with pollen feeding on white blossoms. Identification difficulty. Unfortunately the numbers of summer chafers are in decline although where they do occur they can appear in large numbers.

Similar Images . Larvas improve soil (recycle.. #144029148 - Portrait of a flower chafer (Cetonia aurata) covered with pollen.. #149568601 - cockchafer climbs branch on forest floor on sunny day in spring, #148989148 - Beetle crawls on metal grate general plan. Coconut rhinoceros.. #124364321 - Cetonia aurata, called the rose chafer or the green rose chafer... #131792910 - Two metallic structurally colored green bronze beetle Cetonia.. #122491402 - Cockchafer on a flower in the rays of the early sun with a soft.. #126835713 - green beetle hid in peony flower petals. Nature.. #113895412 - Figeater green scarab beetle feeding on rotten fig fruit.

The European chafer is a very serious grub pest of turf and can cause more turf damage than the Japanese beetle. #152206223 - Green rose chafer beetle on white flowers of jasmine with blurred.. #153439619 - Melolontha melolontha - A Maybug. They are declining in numbers now, but where found they are often seen in large numbers.

Harmful to vegetable crops.. #157883513 - Green june beetle.

Useful insect. #112910005 - Close up view of the European beetle pest - common cockchafer.. #118773541 - Beautiful beetle ( Rose chafer -Cetonia aurata) gathering flower.. #116352340 - Group of Samber Lilin as known as Jewel beetle on the cactus.. #130189782 - Golden and green rose beetle (rose chafer) in rose blossom. Insect.. #150415330 - Cetonia aurata or green rose chafer on sunflower in a sunny morning.. #148437559 - Closeup of a Grub (prob.