Brown Chafer

Serica brunnea · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Scarabaeidae

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Brown Chafer
Photo: Cameron Wilkins, CC BY

Adults are small, about 7 to 10 mm long and have a yellowish-brown colour. The pronotum is finely punctate with tiny side hairs, and the elytra show dense, irregular punctured striae with narrow raised intervals. They are attracted to artificial lights and occur across much of Europe and parts of Asia, including countries such as Germany, France, Russia, China (Xinjiang) and many others.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

They are yellowish-brown in colour. The pronotum’s upper surface is finely punctate with small lateral cilia.

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Size

Adults reach about 7 to 10 mm in length.

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Where it lives

They are attracted to artificial lights.

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Lookalikes

Serica brunnea, the brown chafer, belongs to the scarab beetle family Scarabaeidae.

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More photos

Brown Chafer photo 3
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Brown Chafer photo 4
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Brown Chafer photo 5
Photo: Udo Schmidt, CC BY-SA
Brown Chafer photo 6
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Same family (Scarabaeidae)

Japanese BeetleJapanese BeetlePopillia japonicaDamages trees, gardens or cropsCommon Green June BeetleCommon Green June BeetleCotinis nitidaDamages trees, gardens or cropsPhyllophaga crinitaPhyllophaga crinitaPhyllophaga crinitaDamages trees, gardens or cropsEuropean Rose ChaferEuropean Rose ChaferCetonia aurataMediterranean Spotted ChaferMediterranean Spotted ChaferOxythyrea funestaDamages trees, gardens or cropsOriental BeetleOriental BeetleExomala orientalisDamages trees, gardens or crops

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serica_brunnea

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