Cockchafer is a common name for several species of plant eating scarab beetles regarded as agricultural pests. It is most commonly used for several European species of the genus Melolontha:
The common cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha) The forest cockchafer (Melolontha hippocastani) Other species referred to as cockchafers include: Holotrichia parallela (referred to as the "Asian cockchafer") Red-headed cockchafer (Adoryphorus couloni) native to Australia
See also Cockchafer soup HMS Cockchafer