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Species Account for Hoplia philanthus

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Hoplia philanthus  (Fuessly, 1775)
Welsh Chafer
Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae

Hoplia philanthus (dead) Copyright: Robert Smith

 
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Taxonomic group: beetles (Coleoptera) - Available county data

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Essex RDB: Listed

Records: 57
First Record: 1992
Latest Record: 2023

1992-on hectads: 9
Pre-1992 hectads: 0
Total hectads: 9

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Essex Red Data List comment
Essex records scattered and few.

Species text
The small red brown chafer Hoplia philanthus is local in southern England, becoming much rarer in the north. Essex records are scattered and few. It is found mainly in sandy places. The larvae develop at plant roots, the adults are found on flowers. References

Species text last edited on Tue Mar 20th 2007 by user 3

Habitats

Broad Habitat Data (based on 24 records with habitat information)

no subhabitat data available

Structural Habitat Data (based on 11 records with structural habitat information)

Habitat Detail and Method (based on 57 records with habitat detail and method information)

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Recorded substrate and hydrology for locations with Hoplia philanthus

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