Rosechafer
This is one of the handsomest of English Beetles, and is easily known by its size (from 2/3in. to nearly 1in. long), and its colour, which is usually brilliant golden-green on the back, with wavy, white marks on the wing-cases near the tips, and three slightly raised lines on each. Sometimes, the colour is deep black above. The lower surface of the body is bright copper-coloured. The body is somewhat heavy in form. The Rosechafers take their common name from the beetles being partial to the flowers of Roses, which they injure, to some extent, by gnawing the sexual organs. Their colour has also given rise to the name Green Rosechafer. The larvae feed on dead wood; and the beetles, when emerged from the pupae, have usually to bore their way to the outer air. Handpicking the beetles is the best remedy, since only in this state are they readily discovered.