Sarah Arnold on Nostr: One of the rather special chafers is the noble chafer, Gnorimus nobilis. It looks a ...

One of the rather special chafers is the noble chafer, Gnorimus nobilis. It looks a little like the much commoner rose chafer, but is threatened, and associated mostly with old orchards and mature fruit trees. It likes holes in old wood and so you can sometimes monitor it by finding its frass in the holes. There are some conservation projects and a residual population not very far from me! https://ptes.org/campaigns/noble-chafer-beetles/ https://ptes.org/campaigns/noble-chafer-beetles/noble-chafer-habitat-boxes/