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MELOLONTHA MELOLONTHA [1 record]

Record 1 2016-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Animal Pests (Crops)
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A large European scarablike beetle(Melolontha melolontha) that is destructive to vegetation, the larva feeding on roots, the adult on foliage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Hanneton. Insecte très commun de nos régions, connu pour son vol lourd et pour les ravages de sa larve, ou ver blanc. (Famille des scarabéidés.) [...] Les espèces françaises sont le hanneton commun (Melolontha melolontha) et le hanneton du marronnier (M. hippocastani) [...]

Spanish

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