1. Green Rose Chafer Beetle
By Steven

2. Scientific Classification
• Kingdom – Animalia
• Phylum – Arthropod
• Class – Insects
• Order – Coleopteran
• Family -Scarabaeidae
• Subfamily- Cetoniinae
• genus – Cetonia
• Species – C. aurata

3. Appearance
• Iridescent
• The furry stomach is a coppery colour
• The wingcases are bright green and has
white marks
• Six legs
• Two Antennas
• V shape groove on the back

4. Green Rose chafer Beetle Habitat
• They live in the southern central Europe
• They also live in the southern part of the
Uk
• Logs
• Tree holes
• Gardens
• Rotting wood
• Flowers

5. Green Rose Chafer Beetle Life
Cycle
• First it is an egg
• Second it is a larva
• Third Pupate
• Fourth it is a beetle
• Fifth it lives for two years
• Sixth Mates and it dies

6. Green Rose Chafer Beetle Diet
• Flowers
• Pollen
• Leafs
• Fruits
• Buds of plants
• In particular roses

7. Predators
• Birds
• Cats
• And other small animals

8. How My Species Contributes To
The Diversity Of Life
• It has a toxin
• That could kill birds
• Cats
• Or other small animals

9. How Humans Impact My
Species Environment
• Because they cut down threes
• They cut down plants and flowers
• And they wreck where they live

10. To Help My Species Survive
• Don’t cut down trees
• Don’t destroy plant’s and flowers
• And plant more threes and flowers so they
have more habitats

11. Interesting Facts
• The green rose chafer beetle belongs to
the same family as the dung beetles
• Chafer is a word that is thought to mean
‘to gnaw’ and relates to the feeding habits
of these beetles
• In the winter the larvae hibernate in soil
or in side rotting wood

12. References
• The book called Insects
• www.arkive.org/rose-chafer/cetonia-
aurata
• En.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetonia_aurata