Common cockchafer
instars, a pupal instar and the adult beetle. The adult beetle is 25 to 30 mm long, with a dark head, black pronotum covered with short hairs, and reddish [...] melolontha ) does most of its damage in the larval stage, when it feeds on roots of grasses and clover. The adults feed on the leaves of trees, mainly on oak [...] oak, maple, beech and plum. Life cycle and appearance of Common cockchafer The life cycle of the common cockchafer ( Melolontha melolontha ) has the following