Melolontha

Translingual

From Ancient Greek μηλολόνθη (mēlolónthē, “cockchafer”, literally “fruit destroyer”), from μῆλον (mêlon, “apple, fruit”) and verb ὄλλυμι (óllumi, “destroy”).

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(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Coleoptera – order; Polyphaga - suborder; Scarabaeiformia - infraorder; Scarabaeoidea - superfamily; Scarabaeidae - family; Melolonthinae - subfamily; Melolonthini - tribe; Melolonthina - subtribe