Incredible common name, flamboyant antennae, cockchafers truly have it all
4. Cockchafers, summer chafers, and the like.
These beetles generally loll around in the trap like they're half asleep, honestly. Adorable.
#InverteFest
These beetles generally loll around in the trap like they're half asleep, honestly. Adorable.
#InverteFest
August 31, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Incredible common name, flamboyant antennae, cockchafers truly have it all
cockchafers are one of the most impossibly cutest beetles ive ever seen, they have such whimsical faces.
September 29, 2026 at 7:09 PM
cockchafers are one of the most impossibly cutest beetles ive ever seen, they have such whimsical faces.
A few of the 35 cockchafers in the trap this morning. Absolute units.
May 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
A few of the 35 cockchafers in the trap this morning. Absolute units.
I propose, "a bump of cockchafers"
July 18, 2026 at 11:41 AM
I propose, "a bump of cockchafers"
It's that time of year again....Cockchafers are back! @belperbirder.bsky.social @richardttaylor.bsky.social @danmartinwildlife.bsky.social @cliveaderbys.bsky.social @chrisjacksonlrps.bsky.social @derbysnottsentsoc.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 9:37 AM
It's that time of year again....Cockchafers are back! @belperbirder.bsky.social @richardttaylor.bsky.social @danmartinwildlife.bsky.social @cliveaderbys.bsky.social @chrisjacksonlrps.bsky.social @derbysnottsentsoc.bsky.social
Amazing number of cockchafers around - from in and around the moth traps set last night in the Wye Valley
May 7, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Amazing number of cockchafers around - from in and around the moth traps set last night in the Wye Valley
Not all Cockchafers have those cute little 👐 antennae 😁
May 24, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Not all Cockchafers have those cute little 👐 antennae 😁
I had my first experience of cockchafers at dusk last night which was terrifying, but then I find out that they look like this:
June 26, 2026 at 8:03 PM
I had my first experience of cockchafers at dusk last night which was terrifying, but then I find out that they look like this:
Waved Umber NFY and 4 Cockchafers were the only occupants of the trap yesterday evening. Packed up at 11pm due to big moon and falling temps #teammoth
May 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Waved Umber NFY and 4 Cockchafers were the only occupants of the trap yesterday evening. Packed up at 11pm due to big moon and falling temps #teammoth
In Sweden, the grubs were purported to be a sort of climate prediction à la groundhog: with blue grubs predicting a mild winter, white a severe winter. They called it 'Bemärkelse-mask' = "the prognostic worm".
(📷: Сарапулов)
(📷: Сарапулов)
September 13, 2025 at 1:17 PM
In Sweden, the grubs were purported to be a sort of climate prediction à la groundhog: with blue grubs predicting a mild winter, white a severe winter. They called it 'Bemärkelse-mask' = "the prognostic worm".
(📷: Сарапулов)
(📷: Сарапулов)
Good morning. Cockchafers are out.🪲
June 9, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Good morning. Cockchafers are out.🪲
Redheaded Cockchafers descend on Tasmanian property
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Look away now: Millions of giant beetles terrorise a home
Millions of little black bugs have terrorised a home in Hamilton, Tasmania.
www.dailymail.co.uk
March 22, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Redheaded Cockchafers descend on Tasmanian property
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Maikâfer are called cockchafers in English - yes, one of the all-time silly ship names but also, relevant to this account, "doodlebugs".
The loud buzzing noise they make as they fly sounded like the V1's pulse jet, hence the nickname for the flying bomb.
The loud buzzing noise they make as they fly sounded like the V1's pulse jet, hence the nickname for the flying bomb.
Here's one. (German: "Maikafer." They come in all sizes, from small and delicate to HUGE and stuffed with flavored creams. (5/n)
September 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Maikâfer are called cockchafers in English - yes, one of the all-time silly ship names but also, relevant to this account, "doodlebugs".
The loud buzzing noise they make as they fly sounded like the V1's pulse jet, hence the nickname for the flying bomb.
The loud buzzing noise they make as they fly sounded like the V1's pulse jet, hence the nickname for the flying bomb.
There's several Cockchafers, or Maybugs, bumbling around the outside light sounding like mini Lancaster bombers. Bang on time!
April 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
There's several Cockchafers, or Maybugs, bumbling around the outside light sounding like mini Lancaster bombers. Bang on time!
I'm sorry these are COCKCHAFERS?!
May 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I'm sorry these are COCKCHAFERS?!
I mustn't let May go by without a nod to my 2009 article on the discovery, during the 19th century, of same-sex copulation among Maybugs (also known as Maybeetles, cockchafers, doodlebugs). Do look out for them at it in your garden! 🌈🌳 #histsci #histbio 🗃️
www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3...
www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3...
May 27, 2024 at 9:27 AM
I mustn't let May go by without a nod to my 2009 article on the discovery, during the 19th century, of same-sex copulation among Maybugs (also known as Maybeetles, cockchafers, doodlebugs). Do look out for them at it in your garden! 🌈🌳 #histsci #histbio 🗃️
www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3...
www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3...
Ooh last night were a shocker, real bad, 15/11 across 2 traps. Loads of insects and cockchafers but bugger all moffs 🤷🏻♂️
The 100th species of the year was rather nice, a Mocha. One change to a previous dates entry and a NFG, but that’s for another post #teammoth
The 100th species of the year was rather nice, a Mocha. One change to a previous dates entry and a NFG, but that’s for another post #teammoth
April 30, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Ooh last night were a shocker, real bad, 15/11 across 2 traps. Loads of insects and cockchafers but bugger all moffs 🤷🏻♂️
The 100th species of the year was rather nice, a Mocha. One change to a previous dates entry and a NFG, but that’s for another post #teammoth
The 100th species of the year was rather nice, a Mocha. One change to a previous dates entry and a NFG, but that’s for another post #teammoth
Random memory that surfaced in the pub yesterday: The first recorded instance of homosexual sex in animals was in a group of beetles called the cockchafers.
Initial thought: This must be apocryphal as it feels too much like nominative determinism.
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Initial thought: This must be apocryphal as it feels too much like nominative determinism.
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January 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Random memory that surfaced in the pub yesterday: The first recorded instance of homosexual sex in animals was in a group of beetles called the cockchafers.
Initial thought: This must be apocryphal as it feels too much like nominative determinism.
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Initial thought: This must be apocryphal as it feels too much like nominative determinism.
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These couple of cockchafers are honestly the worst. Absolute insufferable hype killers. Feige should be banning them from opening their mouths.
October 1, 2026 at 9:10 AM
These couple of cockchafers are honestly the worst. Absolute insufferable hype killers. Feige should be banning them from opening their mouths.
Two nights trapping in Salthouse has been slow. It's been a cold wind with heavy showers stopping an emergence, but for a Northern moth-er it's not been without interest. Today Privet Hawk was my first for a decade, Vines Rustic is a holiday moth for me and even Cockchafers are good. #teammoth
June 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Two nights trapping in Salthouse has been slow. It's been a cold wind with heavy showers stopping an emergence, but for a Northern moth-er it's not been without interest. Today Privet Hawk was my first for a decade, Vines Rustic is a holiday moth for me and even Cockchafers are good. #teammoth