Talk:Cetonia aurata

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Original page by TerrapinDundee from the http:/www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~dmassoc/data/scarab_rose_chafer.htm page with his permission.

Needs further work to tidy and add links and to subdivide into further pages when other species added.

Date of publication of the name Cetonia aurata
My quick web search revealed two possibilities for Linnaeus' publication of the name Cetonia aurata (possibly in a different genus) - 1758 and 1761. Although 1758 is the commoner of the two in the search results, I am reluctant to believe it, and have therefore written 1761 in the taxobox. The reason for this is that it is all too easy to assume a date of 1758 for Linnaeus' names when no explicit date is given (since the majority of his published names derive from that year) and that therefore a few 1761s carry more weight with me than many more 1758s. If anyone knows for sure either way, please note it here. --Stemonitis 16:16, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * It appears that the photo included with this entry is of the "Japanese Beetle", not the Rose Chafer. Rose Chafers have a more elongated body that is tan in color rather than metallic green.


 * No, this is a rose chafer as the name is understood in the UK. American rose chafers are the tan ones you describe. 143.252.80.100 (talk) 15:16, 3 June 2010 (UTC)


 * I'm not a regular to this editing thing, but this caught my attention. The rose chafer is not a goldsmith beetle, which is of the subfamily Rutelinae, Cotalpa lanigera. In Linnaeus 1758, the true goldsmith beetle it is referred to as Scarabaeus lanigerus. Also, 50.21.244.248 (talk) 14:41, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Based on the above info, I have removed the reference to the goldsmith beetle. Wahrmund (talk) 18:51, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

seems that they might also live in norway
i saw one today in norway.84.212.73.96 (talk) 20:25, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

Scarabeid beetle
Isn't Cetonia aurata sometimes known as "the scarabeid beetle"? Rollo August (talk) 15:44, 24 April 2021 (UTC)
 * scarabeid beetle refers to the family of beetles - see journal J R Soc Interface. 2018 Nov; 15(148): 20180560. Experimental degradation of helicoidal photonic nanostructures in scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): implications for the identification of circularly polarizing cuticle in the fossil record - not just Cetonia aurata !DavidAnstiss (talk) 00:08, 28 May 2021 (UTC)

Overall article feedback
One thing that I like about this article is that it has a solid overview of the beetle. I liked the description of the beetle’s color. Because this is a particularly remarkable feature, I think it is fitting that it has its own category. Additionally, something that is interesting about this article is that it has an extensive gallery of photos from every range of development, and different forms of motion for the beetle. This added a lot to my understanding of this beetle!

One thing that I think could be added to this article is a section about habitat – I think it would be helpful to learn more about their habitat, discussing how their habitat impacts their behaviors, and how the habitat might be influenced by climate change. Additionally, I think it would be helpful to add a section about group behavior. One of the pictures included shows a group flying pattern for this beetle, implying extensive cooperation among the species—I would love to learn more about this! Finally, I would enjoy a section about mating behaviors—including details about egg laying, mating techniques, and any other behaviors of biology that impact reproductive fitness. Rikkizd101 (talk) 01:53, 15 February 2024 (UTC)