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Brown Cockchafer
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Brown Cockchafer
Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission.
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BROWN COCKCHAFER FACTS
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Description
The Brown Cockchafer is a stocky reddish-brown beetle with a hairy body. The antennae are short and fan-shaped. It is often found flying towards house lights in late spring and summer.
Other Names
Rhopaea Cane Beetle
Size
22mm
Food
larvae feed on plant roots
Breeding
Brown Cockchafer larvae are c-shaped grubs with white body and dark head. They live in the soil.
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Coleoptera | | Family: | Scarabaeidea | | Genus: | Rhopaea | | Species: | magnicornis | | Common Name: | Brown Cockchafer |
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