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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I've seen couples, but a trio?! -
Paropsisterna sp#38 -
Colorful Cassidinae/Lampyridae, Yunguillo, Colombia -
Metachroma pellucidum -
Eastern Firefly - Photinus pyralis -
Locust Borer beetle -
Feather horned longicorn -
Panther-like Tortoise Beetle, La Isla Escondida, Colombia -
Cordyceps curculionum on weevil - pose, La Isla Escondida, Colombia -
Weevil with new shoes - macro, La Isla Escondida, Colombia -
Colaspis brunnea - Grape Colaspis -
Click Beetle (Elateridae) -
Julodis andrea sulcata -
Canthon luteicollis, La Isla Escondida, Colombia -
Locust Borer - Megacyllene robiniae -
Striped Cucumber Beetle - Acalymma vittatum -
Morimus asper -
Uracanthus logicorn beetle in repose -
Mylabris quadripunctata -
Hoplia coerulea -
Orange leaf beetle -
Oryzaephilus surinamensis - paler -
Rove Beetle - Platydracus cinnamopterus complex -
Metallic rover beetle - defensive pose, La Isla Escondida, Colombia