What bug is this? Flew into our house last night

[chrisga]

Wondering if anyone can help identify what this is:


IMG_2780 by chrisga, on Flickr


IMG_2778 by chrisga, on Flickr

It flew in through an open door seemingly attracted by the light. It was fairly big for a bug and i'd not seen anything like it before.

[davepoth]

I believe that's a Cockchafer.

Really.

[PoleDriver]

[crosses legs]

[Tyre Tread]

Well identified sir!

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/news/2011/may/how-to...

[chrisga]

http://www.uksafari.com/cockchafer.htm

Brilliant - cockchafer it is. Thanks!

[bexVN]

Cool bug!
Hope you released it

[chrisga]

Yep scooped it up in the pint glass, tried to take some photos (not very successfully), then took it to the bottom of the garden and let it go.

[Mobile Chicane]

Chafer beetle.

My garden is awash with them but green:

[Kermit power]

Cheers for this! One of these flew in to a friend's house when we were there for dinner last weekend. Nice to know what it is!

[Oakey]

Without reading the other posts I'd say that is a cockroach.

ETA: Okay, I was close, it has 'cock' in its name

[otolith]

As said, a cockchafer. I was in rural France years ago when there was an incredible hatch of the things - like something biblical. You could hear them crunching under the wheels of cars, and there were loads of frogs and toads out feasting on them.

[Famous Graham]

Aka May Bugs cos they turn up en masse one day in May.

They covered my school's swimming pool one year, it was a huge swarm.

[Issi]

Definitely a cockchafer, I had one in my bathroom last year, sounded like a bloody albatross in there!

[Who me ?]

PoleDriver said:

[crosses legs]

OT,but reminds me of a gag on telly about two Daddy longlegs getting friendly. Comedien said " they're mating2,then "Dictionary says there's no such thing as a mummy daddy longlegs. " Out with swatter 2 none of that around here ,blokes "