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A chafer

Melolontha hippocastani

76Records since 2000
MayPeak month
11Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr4
May53
Jun18
Jul0
Aug1
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Argyll and Bute Scotland23
2Perth and Kinross Scotland21
3Stirling Scotland10
4Highland Scotland9
5South Lanarkshire Scotland2
6Cumbria England1
7Nottinghamshire England1
8Dumfries and Galloway Scotland1
9North Ayrshire Scotland1
10Moray Scotland1
11Belfast Northern Ireland1
5 England69 Scotland2 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 11 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
76
Peak month
May
Counties with records
11
Scientific name
Melolontha hippocastani
Group
Beetles
NBN Atlas records since 2000
76
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Rare and scarce species
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Scarabaeidae
Genus
Melolontha
Name with authority
Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801
Described
1801

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q967333 · GBIF 4991026