French Flower Chafer

Trichius gallicus · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Scarabaeidae

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French Flower Chafer
Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA

The French Flower Chafer has a black head and pronotum, while its elytra are yellowish with a few black bands. Its body hair is a more orange-red colour than that of the similar Trichius fasciatus. It is found throughout most of Europe.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Head and pronotum are black; elytra are yellowish with a few black bands.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

These beetles occur in most of Europe.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

They are present in most of Europe.

Source: Wikipedia

Lookalikes

The hair colour is usually more orange-red compared with Trichius fasciatus.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

French Flower Chafer photo 3
Photo: Andreas Eichler, CC BY-SA
French Flower Chafer photo 4
Photo: Balles2601, CC BY-SA
French Flower Chafer photo 5
Photo: Ermell, CC BY-SA
French Flower Chafer photo 6
Photo: Andreas Eichler, CC BY-SA

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/Trichius_gallicus

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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