Melolontha pectoralis

Melolontha pectoralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Tribe:	Melolonthini
Genus:	Melolontha
Species:	M. pectoralis
Binomial name
Melolontha pectoralis Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1812
Synonyms
Melolontha kraatzi Reitter, 1906 Melolontha pectoralis fosca Reitter, 1902 Melolontha pectoralis jlsia Reitter, 1902 Melolontha pectoralis satema Reitter, 1902 Melolontha persica Reitter, 1902 Melolontha tibialis persica Reitter, 1902 Melolontha tibialis brenskei Reitter, 1902 Melolontha vulgaris velepitica Müller, 1902 Melolontha vulgaris asiatica Brenske, 1900 Melolontha pectoralis nigritulus Kraatz, 1885 Melolontha pectoralis rufithorax Kraatz, 1885 Melolontha tibialis Kraatz, 1882 Melolontha soror Marseul, 1879 Melolontha spatulata Ballion, 1871 Melolontha aceris Erichson, 1848 Melolontha extorris Erichson, 1848 Melolontha rhenana Bach, 1845 Melolontha albida pulverea Mulsant, 1842 Melolontha farinosa Kraatz, 1864 Melolontha fuscotestacea Reitter, 1887 Melolontha albida Laporte, 1840

Melolontha pectoralis, the European large cockchafer, is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 20–28 mm (0.79–1.10 in).

Subspecies

• Melolontha pectoralis pectoralis (Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine)
• Melolontha pectoralis farinosa Kraatz, 1864 (Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia)