Cockchafer (disambiguation)

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