Beetle for ID

[PeterD]

I rescued this beetle from a spider's web a couple of days ago. Spent a long time with a cocktail stick and water to carefully remove the web from its body and legs. Kept it in a box during the day and released it yesterday. It flew off so I do not think it is too worse for the experience.
Now come the ID bit. Can anyone please help me with the species?



Thank you

[Deb London]

Male Melolontha melolontha I reckon.

You can count the "leaves" on the antennae to work out the sex.

[PeterD]

Originally Posted by Deb London

Male Melolontha melolontha I reckon.

You can count the "leaves" on the antennae to work out the sex.

Thank you Deb

[Klaas Reißmann]

Hi,

you don't need to count the leaves. Leaves long as the ones on this photo tell you it's a male beetle. Females have got leaves of a length of one third of what your beetle shows.

Regards
Klaas

[PeterD]

Originally Posted by Klaas Reißmann

Hi,

you don't need to count the leaves. Leaves long as the ones on this photo tell you it's a male beetle. Females have got leaves of a length of one third of what your beetle shows.

Regards
Klaas

Thank you Klaas