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Cetonia aurata · bronzinukas

EN · rose chafer, green rose chafer DE · Goldglänzende Rosenkäfer, Gemeine Rosenkäfer LT · bronzinukas, paprastasis auksavabalis LV · zeltītā rožvabole PL · kruszczyca złotawka

Rose chafers are capable of fast flight; they fly with their wing cases down. They feed on pollen, nectar, and flowers, especially roses. The larvae overwinter wherever they have been feeding, which may be in compost, manure, leaf mould, or rotting wood. They grow very quickly and will have moulted twice before the end of autumn. They have a two-year life cycle. They pupate in June or July. Some adult beetles may emerge in autumn, but the main emergence is in spring, when the beetles mate. After mating, the female beetles lay their eggs in decaying organic matter and then die.