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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Paratriodonta alicantina -
Compsus sp.? Angel Paz, Ecuador -
Chrysolina bankii -
Semiotus imperialis, Angel Paz, Ecuador -
Brown Beetle = Ecnolagria -
Pterostichus niger -
Dichotomius fortepunctatus, Milpe Bird Sanctuary, Ecuador\ -
Cyclocephala lunulata, Milpe Bird Sanctuary, Ecuador -
Comb-clawed Beetle - Isomira sp., maybe Isomira quadristriata -
Raspberry beetle - Byturus tomentosus -
Pin-tailed beetle - Hoshihananomia leucosticta -
Shortwing Soldierbeetle - Ichthyurus sp. -
Castiarina decemmaculata -
Rhinoceros Beetle - Xylotrupes pauliani -
Tortoise Beetle - Laccoptera nepalensis -
African Wood Boring Bullet - Sternocera castanea boucardii -
Platycoelia sp., Bellavista, Ecuador -
Altica torquata Chrysomelidae family or Steel-blue grapevine flea beetle -
Orange snout weevil, Bellavista, Ecuador -
Click beetle (Conoderus), Bellavista, Ecuador -
Flea beetle (Lactina sp.), Bellavista, Ecuador -
Long nosed weevil - Rhinotia hemisticta -
Leaf Beetle - Theopea impressa -
Green dung beetle, Bellavista, Ecuador