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Definition of Rose chafer
1. Noun. A common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses.
Generic synonyms: Scarabaean, Scarabaeid, Scarabaeid Beetle
Group relationships: Cetonia, Genus Cetonia
2. Noun. Common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines.
Generic synonyms: Melolonthid Beetle
Group relationships: Genus Macrodactylus, Macrodactylus
Definition of Rose chafer
1. Noun. A metallic-green beetle, ''Cetonia aurata'', with a distinct V-shaped scutellum, found over central and southern Europe. ¹
2. Noun. A tan-colored beetle, ''Macrodactylus subspinosus'', found in North America. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rose Chafer
Literary usage of Rose chafer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report on the Injurious Insects and Other Animals Observed in the Midland by Walter Edward Collinge (1904)
"The Green rose chafer. Cetonia aurata, Linn. The larvae have been reported from
the Counties of Worcester and Stafford, and the beetle from Warwick. ..."
2. Manual of Fruit Insects by Mark Vernon Slingerland, Cyrus Richard Crosby (1914)
"The rose chafer is destructive only in sandy regions; leaf- hoppers are always
present in ... The rose chafer does not confine its attacks to the grape, ..."
3. The Flower Garden: Or, Breck's Book of Flowers ; in which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1859)
"Watertown, June \9th, 1841." The Rose Bug. — " The Rose-chafer, or Rose-bug, as
it is more commonly and incorrectly called, is also a diurnal insect. ..."
4. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"Craftsman 30:224 Je '16 rose chafers Poisonous effects of the rose chafer upon
chickens. G: H. Lamson, jr. Science ns 43: 138-9 Ja 28 '16 Rose bug or rose ..."
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