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Garden chafer - Phyllopertha Horticola Area of prairy and forest near Zadar, Croatia. Croatia,Garden chafer,Geotagged,Phyllopertha Horticola,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Garden chafer - Phyllopertha Horticola

Area of prairy and forest near Zadar, Croatia.

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  1. View Wesley Goorachan's profile
    Wesley Goorachan
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    That's an amazing photo and species! Posted 4 years ago
    1. View Patomarazul's profile
      Patomarazul
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      Many thanks! Posted 4 years ago
  3. View NeDzeina Fonda's profile
    NeDzeina Fonda
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    Is this really photographed in Croatia ? It definitely looks like Japanese beetle Popillia japonica which is a EU quarantine pest. It has spread in Italy already, damaging more than 300 plant species. You should report the place you saw it to your local plant protection organization ASAP. Posted one year ago

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The Garden chafer

The Phyllopertha horticola is a beetle of the family Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae), and is also called chafer beetle. The beetle is somewhat similar to the related June beetle, yet it is smaller, and more hairy on the elytra. The elytra are reddish colored, the rest of the body is black with a green-blue, metallic sheen.

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Similar species: Beetles
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Uploaded May 22, 2021. Captured Jun 1, 2016 19:47 in D306, 23000, Zadar, Croatia.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/8.0
  • 10/1600s
  • ISO100
  • 250mm