Amphimallon solstitiale
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Amphimallon |
| Species: | A. solstitiale
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Amphimallon solstitiale, also known as the summer chafer or European june beetle, is a beetle similar to the cockchafer but much smaller, approximately 20 millimetres (0.79 in) in length. They are declining in numbers now, but where found they are often seen in large numbers. At dusk they actively fly around tree tops looking for a mate and can often be found drowning in pools of water the following morning. They are also attracted to light and come in through open, lit windows and fly around lamps, making quite a racket while bumping into lights. They are found throughout the Palearctic region (and North America) and, commonly seen from June to August, living in meadows, hedgerows, and gardens, and eating plants and tree foliage.
These June Beetles are also pests due to eating the roots of potatoes, rape, and legume plants. This can be a problem since not as many of these plants grow which results in them having pathogens on them, causing the food to dry and die. Because of this, chemical pesticides or certain bacteria are used to help keep these insects away.
Distribution[edit]
The species can be found in such countries as Belgium, Estonia, Latvia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Croatia, Serbia, France, Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Sweden, Austria, Greece, Italy, Spain, Germany, southern parts of Russia, Mexico and Great Britain[1]
References[edit]
- ^ "Amphimallon solstitiale (Linnaeus 1758)". 2.6.1. Fauna Europaea. May 24, 2013. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
BİRYOL, S., EFE, D., ESKİ, A., DEMİRBAĞ, Z., & DEMİR, İ. (2020). Fungal pathogens of Amphimallon solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Turkish Journal of Entomology, 375–384. https://doi.org/10.16970/entoted.663690
Tolasch, T., Sölter, S., Tóth, M., Ruther, J., & Francke, W. (2003). (R)-Acetoin-Female Sex Pheromone of the Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale (L.) Journal of Chemical Ecology, 29(4), 1045–1050. https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1022992516854
Xing-Zhuo Yang, Li Zhang, Run-Qiu Feng, Li-Jun Zhang, Fang-Zhen Luo & Ming-Long Yuan (2019) Mitochondrial genome of Amphimallon solstitiale (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) and phylogenetic analysis, Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 4:1, 110-111, DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2018.1536482
External links[edit]
Media related to Amphimallon solstitiale at Wikimedia Commons- Amphimallon solstitiale page on Encyclopedia of Life
