Phyllopertha horticola var. ustulatipennis A. Villa & G. B. Villa, 1833[1]
Distributionedit
This rather common species is widely widespread in Europe and in Asia, east to Siberia and Mongolia. In the north of Europe their distribution reaches the middle Fennoscandia and includes the British Isles, in southern Europe it mainly occurs in the mountains. It is the only European representative of the genus Phyllopertha.[2]
Habitatedit
These beetles inhabit bushes, hedgerows, woodland edges, meadows and fields, from the lowlands to mountainous areas. They also live in parks and gardens, hence the common name of garden chafer.
Descriptionedit
Phyllopertha horticola is approximately 8.5–11 millimetres (0.33–0.43 in) in size.[3] Unlike Mimela of the same family, these beetles have a non-ovoid body. They have chestnut-brown wing casings which are covered with a long upright pubescence. On each elytron run six longitudinal bands of small dots. Head and thorax are finely granulated. Head, thorax and legs are shiny dark green or bluish. The underside of the body is also green. The antennas are very short and end in a fan-like group of three lamellae, with which the beetle perceives fragrances.[citation needed]
Biologyedit
The adult beetle can be seen from April to July, especially in late spring and early summer. In June they can be encountered in a particularly large number.[4] Adults live for up to eight weeks.[citation needed]
Females lay 15-25 eggs in the ground at a depth of 10–15 cm. After a period of 4–6 weeks they hatch and larvae grow up to 2 cm in length and develop in the soil. Larvae take 2–3 years to develop.[3] They overwinter in the ground. In April, they migrate to deeper soil layers to turn into a chrysalis and hatch in May into an imago, allowing an adult insect to emerge. The males swarm first; the females follow with a few days delay. The females are mated very quickly by flying around males.[5][6]
Larvae and beetles are considered an agricultural pest. Beetles damage leaves, flowers and developing fruits of many deciduous trees and shrubs (mainly oak leaves, hazelnut and birch leaves, as well as cherry and rose petals). Larval stages will feed on roots of clover, grasses and crops (cereals, cabbages, cucumbers, beets, peas).[6][7]
Galleryedit
Mating couple
Take off
Mounted specimen
Video clip
Detail of the head
Referencesedit
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^Patrick Hann, Claus Trska, Katharina F. Wechselberger, Josef Eitzinger, and Bernhard Kromp "Phyllopertha horticola (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) larvae in eastern Austrian mountainous grasslands and the associated damage risk related to soil, topography and management"
April 13, 2024
phyllopertha, horticola, garden, chafer, garden, foliage, beetle, beetle, from, family, scarabaeidae, described, carl, linnaeus, landmark, 1758, 10th, edition, systema, naturae, garden, chaferin, oxfordshire, englanddorsal, viewscientific, classificationdomain. Phyllopertha horticola the garden chafer or garden foliage beetle is a beetle from the family Scarabaeidae Phyllopertha horticola was described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae Garden chaferIn Oxfordshire EnglandDorsal viewScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder ColeopteraFamily ScarabaeidaeGenus PhylloperthaSpecies P horticolaBinomial namePhyllopertha horticola Linnaeus 1758 SynonymsScarabaeus horticola Linnaeus 1758 Anomala horticola Contents 1 Variety 2 Distribution 3 Habitat 4 Description 5 Biology 6 Gallery 7 ReferencesVariety editPhyllopertha horticola var ustulatipennis A Villa amp G B Villa 1833 1 Distribution editThis rather common species is widely widespread in Europe and in Asia east to Siberia and Mongolia In the north of Europe their distribution reaches the middle Fennoscandia and includes the British Isles in southern Europe it mainly occurs in the mountains It is the only European representative of the genus Phyllopertha 2 Habitat editThese beetles inhabit bushes hedgerows woodland edges meadows and fields from the lowlands to mountainous areas They also live in parks and gardens hence the common name of garden chafer Description editPhyllopertha horticola is approximately 8 5 11 millimetres 0 33 0 43 in in size 3 Unlike Mimela of the same family these beetles have a non ovoid body They have chestnut brown wing casings which are covered with a long upright pubescence On each elytron run six longitudinal bands of small dots Head and thorax are finely granulated Head thorax and legs are shiny dark green or bluish The underside of the body is also green The antennas are very short and end in a fan like group of three lamellae with which the beetle perceives fragrances citation needed Biology editThe adult beetle can be seen from April to July especially in late spring and early summer In June they can be encountered in a particularly large number 4 Adults live for up to eight weeks citation needed Females lay 15 25 eggs in the ground at a depth of 10 15 cm After a period of 4 6 weeks they hatch and larvae grow up to 2 cm in length and develop in the soil Larvae take 2 3 years to develop 3 They overwinter in the ground In April they migrate to deeper soil layers to turn into a chrysalis and hatch in May into an imago allowing an adult insect to emerge The males swarm first the females follow with a few days delay The females are mated very quickly by flying around males 5 6 Larvae and beetles are considered an agricultural pest Beetles damage leaves flowers and developing fruits of many deciduous trees and shrubs mainly oak leaves hazelnut and birch leaves as well as cherry and rose petals Larval stages will feed on roots of clover grasses and crops cereals cabbages cucumbers beets peas 6 7 Gallery edit nbsp Mating couple nbsp Take off nbsp Mounted specimen source source source source source source Video clip nbsp Detail of the headReferences edit nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Phyllopertha horticola nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Phyllopertha horticola BioLib Fauna Europaea a b Bloomsbury Concise Insect Guide Inaturalist Matthias Zimmermann Natur Lexikon in German a b Koppertus Patrick Hann Claus Trska Katharina F Wechselberger Josef Eitzinger and Bernhard Kromp Phyllopertha horticola Coleoptera Scarabaeidae larvae in eastern Austrian mountainous grasslands and the associated damage risk related to soil topography and management Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Phyllopertha horticola amp oldid 1144516009, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
