For a small beetle it is quite rather beautiful with its shiny green head, pronotum and scutellum, and polished chestnut elytra.
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June 2018, local field, Staffordshire, England. © Pete Hillman.
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The coloring and basic beetle body shape is very similar to the Japanese beetle (popillia japonica) found in North America. It’s a serious crop, lawn, and garden pest. I’ve posted photos in the past showing them stacked up on one another three and four high and covering the top portion of rose bushes. Hope your garden chafer is not as destructive. Of course the Japanese beetle in NA is an invasive species so it does not have the natural predators id does in Japan.
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I did a Google on your popillia japonica and they are very similar indeed, David! The Garden Chafer can be destructive, too, and can be a pest in some orchards and cereal crops. There are many of these around and about at the moment, especially in the garden, but they appear to do little harm there.
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Quite the handsome lad 🙂
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He is, thank you, Anne 🙂
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The colours found in nature are unrivalled. Wonderful photos Pete!
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They sure are, Belinda. Thank you 🙂
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All those fancy words you used make him sound very noble!
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Lol! 🙂
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Great close up for my eyes to peruse! 😊
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Thank you, Diana 🙂
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Beautiful photograph! The colors on his back make him an eye catcher 🙂
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Thank you 🙂 They are such a lovely colourful beetle.
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Wow he’s a stunner. Love the picture of the nibbled leaf.
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I was only going to use the close up of the chafer, but thought the leaf was quite nice myself, and it gave some perspective on the size of the beetle, although some of these leaves can be quite big. Thank you, Jill 🙂
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