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Beetles Can you identify this please?
Jayne
Hi Jayne,
We were stumped and when we are stumped, we turn to Eric Eaton. Here is his conclusion: “Ah, that has to be from the U.K. or mainland Europe. It is a male cockchafer, Melolontha melolontha (by one reference I have). I don’t think they are very common in the U.K. any more.”
Ed. Note: This eye-witness account just arrived.
(11/14/2005) Cockchafer
Hi,
Just seen your I’D on the cockchafer. You have said they are not very common in the UK. I am a surveyor for a pest control company an we come across them quite often. They take to flight in may. We call them May bugs. We come across them because people think they are cockroaches and they call us out a lot,
Regards
Clive
Cheshire, UK
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