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May Bug (Melolontha melolontha)

A fine specimen of a May Bug (Melolontha melolontha) seen in my garden in mid May.
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Thérèse said:

Fantastique prise
6 years ago ( translate )

Adrian Jones replied to Thérèse:

Thank you for your kind comment Thérèse, very much appreciated.
6 years ago

neira-Dan said:

fantastique macro
6 years ago ( translate )

Adrian Jones replied to neira-Dan:

Thank you for your comment neira-Dan, its very much appreciated.
6 years ago

Andy Rodker said:

Excellent. As you will now, they are often called June bugs. I suspect they were once more commonly seen at dusk in June rather than May (certainly in my childhood). Perhaps global warming is the cause. But then they have also been called May bugs for centuries so might THAT name have been given in the 14th and 15th centuries before the mini Ice Age?
5 years ago

Adrian Jones replied to Andy Rodker:

I don't know the answer Andy, they seem to be called either, perhaps its a north south thing where they emerge earlier in the southern counties?
5 years ago

Christian C said:

Excellent !
5 years ago ( translate )

Adrian Jones replied to Christian C:

Thank you Christian, very much appreciated.
5 years ago