A beetle by any other name.

The cockchafer Melolontha melolontha (commonly known as a May bug, billy witch, or spang beetle) is a European beetle.

The larvae are considered to be an agricultural nuisance since they can be highly destructive where crops are concerned. Before agricultural intensification these beetles were especially problematic, so much so that adults were caught and killed to break the life cycle, in 1911, more than 20 million individuals were collected in 18 km² of forest. A less conventional approach was taken during 1320, when the cockchafers (as a species) were taken to court in Avignon where they were ordered to leave town and relocate to a specially designated area, or be outlawed. All cockchafers who failed to comply were collected and killed.