Green Rose Chafer Beetle

By Steven

Scientific Classification• Kingdom – Animalia• Phylum – Arthropod• Class – Insects • Order – Coleopteran • Family -Scarabaeidae • Subfamily- Cetoniinae• genus – Cetonia• Species – C. aurata

Appearance

• Iridescent• The furry stomach is a coppery colour • The wingcases are bright green and has

white marks• Six legs • Two Antennas• V shape groove on the back

Green Rose chafer Beetle Habitat

• They live in the southern central Europe• They also live in the southern part of the

Uk • Logs• Tree holes • Gardens• Rotting wood• Flowers

Green Rose Chafer Beetle Life Cycle

• First it is an egg• Second it is a larva • Third Pupate• Fourth it is a beetle• Fifth it lives for two years• Sixth Mates and it dies

Green Rose Chafer Beetle Diet • Flowers • Pollen • Leafs• Fruits • Buds of plants• In particular roses

Predators

• Birds• Cats• And other small animals

How My Species Contributes To The Diversity Of Life• It has a toxin • That could kill birds• Cats• Or other small animals

How Humans Impact My Species Environment • Because they cut down threes • They cut down plants and flowers• And they wreck where they live

To Help My Species Survive

• Don’t cut down trees • Don’t destroy plant’s and flowers• And plant more threes and flowers so they

have more habitats

Interesting Facts

• The green rose chafer beetle belongs to the same family as the dung beetles

• Chafer is a word that is thought to mean ‘to gnaw’ and relates to the feeding habits of these beetles

• In the winter the larvae hibernate in soil or in side rotting wood

References

• The book called Insects • www.arkive.org/rose-chafer/cetonia-

aurata• En.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetonia_aurata