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Copper Chafer

Photo: @lukeparrothead · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC

Insects and other invertebrates

Copper Chafer

Protaetia cuprea

Observations in the area
1
Last sighting
23 May 2026
Category
Insects and other invertebrates
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The species

Protaetia cuprea, also known as the copper chafer, is a species of chafer in the family Scarabaeidae. This species is also known as the rose chafer and has a wide geographic distribution, extending from Canary Islands, Portugal, and Spain to the west towards Vladivostok in the Russian Far East, Mongolia, and North China. This species forages for pollen from flowers and fruits, such as apples, from trees. However, since fruit is scarce in the spring and...

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Where it has been observed

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