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Cockchafer (disambiguation)
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Cockchafer is a common name for several species of plant eating scarab beetles regarded as agricultural pests. It is most commonly used for several European species of the genus Melolontha:
- The common cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha)
- The forest cockchafer (Melolontha hippocastani)
Other species referred to as cockchafers include:
- Holotrichia parallela (referred to as the "Asian cockchafer")
- Red-headed cockchafer (Adoryphorus couloni) native to Australia
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