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Rose Chafer - Macrodactylus subspinosus Habitat: Garden<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/129357/rose_chafer_-_macrodactylus_subspinosus.html" title="Rose Chafer - Macrodactylus subspinosus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/129357_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=ctDgC%2BV%2BE%2B2sGYR%2BFZ%2Fe8VsZuz8%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Rose Chafer - Macrodactylus subspinosus Habitat: Garden<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/129356/rose_chafer_-_macrodactylus_subspinosus.html Geotagged,Macrodactylus,Macrodactylus subspinosus,Scarabaeidae,Spring,United States,beetle,chafer,rose chafer,scarab" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Macrodactylus subspinosus,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Rose Chafer - Macrodactylus subspinosus

Habitat: Garden

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    Lovely flower visitor! Posted 3 years ago
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      They are fun to watch because they are so clumsy, lol. They seem to try so hard, but are always stumbling around. And, if startled, they assume this pose:
      Rose Chafer - Macrodactylus subspinosus Yellowish-tan body that was about 12 mm long and covered in tiny hairs. It has impressive spiny, reddish-brown legs that gradually become darker at the ends. The antennae are short and lamellate, ending in a club of flat plates.<br /> <br /> I spotted this beetle alone in a meadow, and it had the cutest behavior. Whenever I touched it, it would drop down on its ventral surface and kick its back legs up in the air. Not sure the purpose, but it was endearing. <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61266/rose_chafer_-_macrodactylus_subspinosus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61264/rose_chafer_-_macrodactylus_subspinosus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61267/rose_chafer_-_macrodactylus_subspinosus.html Geotagged,Macrodactylus,Macrodactylus subspinosus,Rose Chafer,Scarabaeidae,Spring,United States,beetle,chafer
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        whaat..?? haha! cute little bugs! ;-D Posted 3 years ago

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The American Rose Chafer

"Macrodactylus subspinosus" is a North American beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is one of at least two beetles in this family known as the "rose chafer", the other being the European "Cetonia aurata". "M. subspinosus" occurs from Eastern Canada to Colorado and is considered a pest of many crops and flowers. It is given its common name of rose chafer because it eats the leaves of roses, although it also feeds on many other plants.

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Uploaded Feb 9, 2022. Captured Jun 18, 2021 12:35 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/13.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO500
  • 100mm