Oxythyrea funesta - Mediterranean spotted chafersteemCreated with Sketch.

in Fascinating Insects4 years ago (edited)

Commonly known as White spotted rose beetle.
Younger beetles are covered with tiny hairs while older ones have no hair like beetle in photo (source Wikipedia).
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P.S.
Anyone to confirm classification.Thanks.

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A real pest. It feeds on flower parts of all fruit species, as well as on weeds. It damages the flowers so that the fruit does not form at all. Hope you don't see it in the orchard. I had a really bad experience with it. One way of protection is a trap in the form of a blue or white bucket (allegedly it is attracted by white and blue color) filled with water with the addition of anise or strawberry essence.

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Also known as Tropinota hirta or Epicometis hirta

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