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Found 6 of these in a garden planter I was emptying. They're about 1 1/2 " long.
Anyone know what they are?

I am not sure but I think these develop into stag beetles

Every year there"s a discussion about these things : hanneton ou cétoine !!
I think it's a cétoine, one of those gorgeous metallic green beetles, but try checking here :

https://plantes-jardins.fr/hanneton-cetoine/

Blaze wrote: ↑Fri May 12, 2023 1:03 pm Every year there"s a discussion about these things : hanneton ou cétoine !!
I think it's a cétoine, one of those gorgeous metallic green beetles, but try checking here :

https://plantes-jardins.fr/hanneton-cetoine/

That certainly looks like the things.
Many thanks for info.

Cockchafer back in UK.
We get pots and containers full of the larva and have to change the compost every year as the bloody things eat the roots of plants.
If you get a plant looking sad it's probably them.
Don't need to throw compost away just put it through a seive.

Doug wrote: ↑Fri May 12, 2023 3:40 pm Cockchafer back in UK.

Cheers! Won't forget that 'cos I've got some boxers of the same ilk.

Doug wrote: ↑Fri May 12, 2023 3:40 pm Cockchafer back in UK

Sorry to correct you Doug, but the cockchafer (maybug) is the hanneton - he's the brown job !
The Cétoine dorée is a rose chafer and the beautiful green beetle you see on flowers.

They say that the Cétoine has a small head and a big bum and the Hanneton has a larger head and jaw and a smaller backside !
It's not always easy to see the difference.

Blaze wrote: ↑Fri May 12, 2023 5:01 pm

Doug wrote: ↑Fri May 12, 2023 3:40 pm Cockchafer back in UK

Sorry to correct you Doug, but the cockchafer (maybug) is the hanneton - he's the brown job !
The Cétoine dorée is a rose chafer and the beautiful green beetle you see on flowers.
Cétoine dorée.JPG

Just shows how stupid I'm getting in my old age but that's exactly what I
Though I posted.any way it's the larva we have.

Doug wrote: ↑Fri May 12, 2023 5:34 pm Just shows how stupid I'm getting in my old age but that's exactly what I

Don't worry, Doug, they're very similar - and I had to look up the English words that I'd forgotten