Last evening in #Berlin, I found a #beetle on my bicycle, a #scarab, which I thought is #nonnative. Rightly so, as #Mimela #junii is a #neozoan in Central Europe, native mainly to southern France/north Italy,. Adults feed on leaves, larvae on roots/decaying material in sandy soil. Thomaes, A. et al. (2022) demonstrate, using Belgium, that it's spread to Central/WesternEurope was likely due to #humantransport. #globalwarming.
© #StefanFWirth 2025

Ref
https://pureportal.inbo.be/files/81797098/Bull_158_T1_2022_THOMAES_SCHEERS_VAN_KEER.pdf

Photos
© S. F. Wirth