Pine chafer
Polyphylla fullo (Linnaeus, 1758)
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The pine chafer (Polyphylla fullo) is a species in the family Scarabaeidae, order Coleoptera.
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Quick facts about the pine chafer
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the pine chafer live?
Not recorded
Where has it been introduced?
The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the pine chafer as introduced in 1 country.
Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).
Is the pine chafer endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the pine chafer classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderColeoptera
- familyScarabaeidae
- genusPolyphylla
- SpeciesPolyphylla fullo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Melolontha fullo, Melolontha fullo luctuosa, Melolontha fullo marmorata, Polyphylla algirana, Polyphylla macrocera, Scarabaeus fullo
Other names and names in other languages (41)
- Escarabat blancCatalan
- chroust mlynaříkCzech
- PibeoldenborreDanish
- Türkischer MaikäferGerman
- Polyphylla fulloSpanish
- MäntyturilasFinnish
- Hanneton du pinFrench
- csapócserebogárHungarian
- Maggiolino dei piniItalian
- Margasis grambuolysLithuanian
- DuinkeverDutch
- Wałkarz lipczykPolish
- Хрущ июльскийRussian
- chrúst mramorovýSlovak
- valkareSwedish
- ManasTurkish
- Хрущ мармуровийUkrainian
- Escarabat de Sant JoanCatalan
- Grosse JuliuskäferGerman
- Marmorirte MaykäferGerman
- MüllerkäferGerman
- WalkerGerman
- Escarabajo BataneroSpanish
- Hanneton des DunesFrench
- Hanneton des PinsFrench
- Hanneton foulonFrench
- MeunierFrench
- KallócserebogárHungarian
- DuinmeikeverDutch
- JulikeverDutch
- JunikeverDutch
- Мраморный хрущRussian
- Хрущ мраморныйRussian
- Мраморный хрущ июльскийRussian
- DozdozTurkish
- Erik DeğdirenTurkish
- geveze böcekTurkish
- Haziran BöceğiTurkish
- kadı lokmasıTurkish
- Tıstıs böceğiTurkish
- Tostos böceğiTurkish
Relatives of the pine chafer
Other species in the same genus Polyphylla.
10-lined June beetle
Polyphylla decemlineata
Smallpox chafer
Polyphylla variolosa
Mt. Hermon June beetle
Polyphylla barbata
Hammond's chafer
Polyphylla hammondi
High mountain June beetle
Polyphylla comes
Long-haired chafer
Polyphylla crinita
ComparePine chafer vs 10-lined June beetlePine chafer vs Smallpox chaferPine chafer vs Mt. Hermon June beetlePine chafer vs Hammond's chafer
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Is the pine chafer an invasive species?
The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the pine chafer as introduced in 1 country: Denmark, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.
What kind of animal is the pine chafer?
The pine chafer (Polyphylla fullo) belongs to the family Scarabaeidae in the order Coleoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
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