Melolontha melolontha


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Related to Melolontha melolontha: Melolontha pectoralis, Melolontha hippocastani
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Synonyms for Melolontha melolontha

any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult

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Melolontha melolontha (F.), Omaloplia spireae (Pallas) and Popillia japonica Newman, damage leaves of a variety of plants in Asia and Europe (Fulcher et al.
Molecular characterization of Beauveria brongniartii isolates obtained from Melolontha melolontha in Valle d'Aosta (Italy) by RAPD-PCR.
The Cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha), sometimes called the May Bug, is the commonest and has the largest grub of the six species, that can grow up to 50mm (2") and has a big appetite to match.
Alcoholism in cockchafers: orientation of male Melolontha melolontha towards green leaf alcohols.