Rose chafer Netocia metallica and its preimaginal stages (scanography by Oleg Berlov)

Netocia (Potosia) metallica daurica (Motschulsky in Schrenk, 1860) - Female.
Ex larva: E.Siberia, 10 km E Irkutsk, 28-IX-2002 in compost-hill, leg. O.Berlov.
Pupa: before 24-IV-2003 in laboratory. Imago: 6-V-2003 in laboratory.
The beetle length (without head) is 19 mm. The beetle weight is 1047 mg.

Colouring of the beetle in 48 hours after its exit from a pupa.

Colouring of the beetle in 12 hours after its exit from a pupa.

Colouring of the beetle at once after its exit from a pupa.