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Cockchafer

Melolontha melolontha

Description:

A fairly large insect as in the photo but I have no idea what it is.

Habitat:

Nature reserve of limestone grassland-scrub type.

Notes:

Location not exact but I have used the co-ordinates of the nearby village given on the internet. Location: Grid Ref: SP 3901 5766 • X/Y co-ords: 439014, 257667 • Lat/Long: 52.21590042,-1.43039132

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May bug
Melolontha melolontha Cockchafer - Wikipedia


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3 Comments

Les Catchick
Les Catchick 4 years ago

Thanks.
With a digital camera you can take a lot of photos which you could not do pre digital days.

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 4 years ago

What a great shot!

Les Catchick
Les Catchick 4 years ago

Thank you.

Les Catchick
Spotted by
Les Catchick

Stratford-on-Avon, England, United Kingdom

Spotted on Jun 1, 2019
Submitted on Jun 1, 2019

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