Beetle Mania
There are at least 400,000 species of beetles (Order Coleoptera)! It is the largest of all orders and constitutes nearly 40% of ALL described insects, and 25% of all known animal life-forms! This list is devoted to that mindblowing diversity!
Christine Young created this list 7 years ago
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Glenea venus -
Capnochroa fuliginosa -
Callimetopus illecebrosus -
Sternocera chrysis -
A flighty tiger beetle from Sri Lanka -
Cotalpa - Scarabeidae -
Rustic Borer (Xylotrechus colonus) -
Netted ladybird -
Yellow-shouldered ladybird -
Contacyphon variabilis Complex -
Net-winged beetle (Metriorrhynchini) - side view, Ranomafana, Colombia -
Oxyporus quinquemaculatus -
Creophilus maxillosus (Hairy Rove Beetle) -
Six spotted sexton beetle -
Weevil sp. -
Batman returns -
Darkling Beetles - Tenebrionidae spp. -
Weevil sp. -
Calligrapha alni (Russet Alder Leaf Beetle) -
Elaeidobius kamerunicus weevil (Male) is a pollination weevil of oil palm -
Shiny leaf beetle, Ranomafana, Madagascar -
Predaceous Diving Beetle - Acilius mediatus -
Cryptocephalus pusillus - Wings spread lateral -
Longhorn Beetle Female