Hoplia philanthus (Fuessly, 1775)
(Welsh Chafer)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHoplia philanthus (Welsh Chafer)
SubfamilyMELOLONTHINAE (cockchafers)
FamilySCARABAEIDAE (scarab, dung and carrion beetles)
SuperfamilySCARABAEOIDEA (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
Series Scarabaeiformia (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Hoplia philanthus (Welsh Chafer) :
1: Hoplia philanthus (Welsh Chafer)
2 Jun 2018 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on reeds, by the pond.
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Adult - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Hoplia philanthus (Welsh Chafer)
1 May 2017 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
pupa, in soil excavated for pond back in January
Image 1: Pupa - dorso-lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Pupa - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background
3: Hoplia philanthus (Welsh Chafer)
8 Jan 2017 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
numerous buried larvae, in sandy soil under moss (Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus) in lawn
Image 1: Larva - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Larva - dorso-lateral view - enlarged - dark backgroundImage 3: Larva - dorso-lateral view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 4: Larva - head - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Larva - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Larva - lateral view - enlarged - silver background (2)Image 7: Larva - lateral view - enlarged - silver background (3)Image 8: Larva - lateral view - enlarged - silver background (4)Image 9: Larva - lateral view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 10: Larva - tail - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Larva - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Larva - ventro-lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Larva - ventro-lateral view - enlarged - white background

Hoplia philanthus (Welsh Chafer) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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