18-2-2024 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - HAIRY ROSE BEETLE (Tropinota squalida)

Tropinota squalida is a species of beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae.

These beetles are mainly found in France, Italy, Greece, Portugal, former Yugoslavia, Spain, in the Near East and in North Africa.

Larvae feed on roots, while the adults can be encountered from May through July feeding on flowers. They are 10–15 millimetres (0.39–0.59 in) long.

Head, scutellum and elytra are dark-brown, with a thick and long tawny hair on elytra and abdomen. Elytra show two series of white spots on the sides of the central hull. Scutellun is rounded and hairy, but glabrous in the posterior. The fifth humeral slot is bifurcated.

22-3-2023 ALBALET DELS SORELLS, VALENCIA - HAIRY ROSE BEETLE (Tropinota squalida)

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30-1-2022 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - HAIRY ROSE BEETLE (Tropinota squalida)

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20-12-2021 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - HAIRY ROSE BEETLE (Tropinota squalida)

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31-10-2021 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - HAIRY ROSE BEETLE (Tropinota squalida)

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7-2-2021 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - HAIRY ROSE BEETLE (Tropinota squalida)

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24-4-2020 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - HAIRY ROSE BEETLE (Tropinota squalida)

25-10-2019 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - HAIRY ROSE BEETLE (Tropinota squalida)

26-2-2019 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - HAIRY ROSE BEETLE (Tropinota squalida)

8-2-2019 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - HAIRY ROSE BEETLE (Tropinota squalida)

The hairy rose beetle (Tropinota squalida or Tropinota hirta) is a type of flower chafer beetle found in Europe and parts of Asia that feeds on flower pollen and nectar. It is considered a pest because adult beetles damage fruit and ornamental plants by consuming flowers and buds, while the larvae feed on rotting plant material and roots in the soil. Adults are 8–15 mm long, grayish-black, and covered in yellowish hairs, which wear off with age. 

Appearance and identification

Size: Adults are typically between 8 and 15 mm long.

Color: The body is grayish-black.

Hairs: The entire body is covered in thick, yellowish hairs that can wear off over time.

Distinctive markings: Elytra have two rows of white spots on the sides, and males have a longitudinal hollow on the underside of their abdomen. 

28-10-2018 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - HAIRY ROSE BEETLE (Tropinota squalida)

Tropinota squalida is a species of beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae.

These beetles are mainly found in France, Italy, Greece, Portugal, former Yugoslavia, Spain, in the Near East and in North Africa.

Tropinota squalida pilosa

Larvae feed on roots, while the adults can be encountered from May through July feeding on flowers. They are 10–15 millimetres (0.39–0.59 in) long.

Head, scutellum and elytra are dark-brown, with a thick and long tawny hair on elytra and abdomen. Elytra show two series of white spots on the sides of the central hull. Scutellun is rounded and hairy, but glabrous in the posterior. The fifth humeral slot is bifurcated.

Subspecies

Tropinota squalida canariensis Lindberg, 1950

Tropinota squalida squalida (Scopoli, 1783)

Tropinota squalida pilosa Brullé, 1832

9-3-2018 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - HAIRY ROSE BEETLE (Tropinota squalida)

The Hairy Rose Beetle (Tropinota hirta) is much smaller than its golden-rose relative, but can also be found in parks and gardens. The beetles fly from April to June and grow between 8 and 11 millimetres long.

The Hairy Rose Beetle likes to visit yellow flowering plants. It eats the pollen.

Tropinota squalida is a species of beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae.

These beetles are mainly found in France, Italy, Greece, Portugal, former Yugoslavia, Spain, in the Near East and in North Africa.

Flat grey brown thick haired beetle with white dots on the ribbed shield. The hairs seem to grow from below the shield. 

Likes to feed on roses and therefore considered a pest. Larvae eat the roots and adults the flowers.

Subspecies

Tropinota squalida canariensis Lindberg, 1950

Tropinota squalida squalida (Scopoli, 1783)

Tropinota squalida pilosa Brullé, 1832

Larvae feed on roots, while the adults can be encountered from May through July feeding on flowers. They are 10–15 millimetres (0.39–0.59 in) long.

Head, scutellum and elytra are dark-brown, with a thick and long tawny hair on elytra and abdomen. Elytra show two series of white spots on the sides of the central hull. Scutellun is rounded and hairy, but glabrous in the posterior. The fifth humeral slot is bifurcated.