Phyllopertha horticola (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Garden Chafer, Field Chafer, Bracken Chafer, Fernshaw Beetle, Chovey, June Bug)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhyllopertha horticola (Garden Chafer, Field Chafer, Bracken Chafer, Fernshaw Beetle, Chovey, June Bug)
SubfamilyRUTELINAE (a subfamily of beetles)
FamilySCARABAEIDAE (scarab, dung and carrion beetles)
SuperfamilySCARABAEOIDEA (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
Series Scarabaeiformia (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Phyllopertha horticola (Garden Chafer, Field Chafer, Bracken Chafer, Fernshaw Beetle, Chovey, June Bug) :
1: Phyllopertha horticola (Garden Chafer, Field Chafer, Bracken Chafer, Fernshaw Beetle, Chovey, June Bug)
8 Jul 2011 OSGR: SS58 51° 30’ N, 4° 10’ W Vice County: Glam (VC 41) Wales
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Dorsal view - putting wings away after flightImage 3: Latero-dorsal viewImage 4: Dorsal view - enlargedImage 5: Latero-dorsal view - enlarged
2: Phyllopertha horticola (Garden Chafer, Field Chafer, Bracken Chafer, Fernshaw Beetle, Chovey, June Bug)
29 May 2005 OSGR: SO80 51° 40’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: East Glos (VC 33) England
Image 1: Dorsal view - in situ - enlarged
3: Phyllopertha horticola (Garden Chafer, Field Chafer, Bracken Chafer, Fernshaw Beetle, Chovey, June Bug)
10 Jun 2003 OSGR: SO50 51° 50’ N, 2° 40’ W Vice County: Monmouth (VC 35) England
Image 1: Dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 3: Lateral view - enlargedImage 4: Ventral view - enlargedImage 5: Ventral view - enlarged (2)Image 6: Head - ventral view - magnified
4: Phyllopertha horticola (Garden Chafer, Field Chafer, Bracken Chafer, Fernshaw Beetle, Chovey, June Bug)
22 May 2000 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Image 1: Adult - dorsal viewImage 2: Adult - lateral viewImage 3: Adult - ventral view
5: Phyllopertha horticola (Garden Chafer, Field Chafer, Bracken Chafer, Fernshaw Beetle, Chovey, June Bug)
20 May 2000 OSGR: SU88 51° 30’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Bucks (VC 24) England
Image 1: Lateral viewImage 2: Ventral viewImage 3: Claw on middle leg - from belowImage 4: Dorsal viewImage 5: Dorsal view (2)Image 6: Head - underside - close-upImage 7: Lateral viewImage 8: Ventral view

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. 2008 Garden chafer - Phyllopertha horticola Plant Clinic News Jan 08: 1.

Phyllopertha horticola (Garden Chafer, Field Chafer, Bracken Chafer, Fernshaw Beetle, Chovey, June Bug) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phyllopertha horticola (Garden Chafer, Field Chafer, Bracken Chafer, Fernshaw Beetle, Chovey, June Bug)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 8 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Phyllopertha horticola (Garden Chafer, Field Chafer, Bracken Chafer, Fernshaw Beetle, Chovey, June Bug)
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