Amphimallon solstitiale

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Scarabaeiformia
Superfamilia: Scarabaeoidea

Familia: Scarabaeidae
Subfamilia: Melolonthinae
Tribus: Melolonthini
Subtribus: Rhizotrogina
Genus: Amphimallon
Species: Amphimallon solstitiale
Name

Amphimallon solstitiale (Linnaeus, 1758)

Original combination: Scarabaeus solstitialis

References

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 351. Reference page.
Rhyzotrogus solstitialis (Linnaeus, 1758) - scanography by Oleg Berlov

Vernacular names
català: Amphimallon solstitiale
čeština: Chroustek letní
dansk: Sankthansoldenborre
Deutsch: Gerippter Brachkäfer, Junikäfer
English: Summer Chafer
Esperanto: Solstica melolonto
suomi: Juhannusturilas
français: Hanneton de la Saint Jean
magyar: Közönséges sárgacserebogár
lietuvių: Vasarinis grambuolys
Nederlands: Junikever
norsk: Sankthansoldenborre
polski: Guniak czerwczyk
русский: Нехрущ обыкновенный, Июньский хрущ
svenska: Pingborre

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.
Distribution

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

"Amphimallon solstitiale (Linnaeus 1758)". 2.6.1. Fauna Europaea. May 24, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2013.