Invertebrate / Coleoptera / Beetles

Rose chafer beetle, cut to white.  Common iridescent garden visitor

Animals shown are spider, snail, centipede, worm, woodlouse, pseudoscorpion, mite, slug, ground beetle, earwig, and spider

Black oil beetle Meloe proscarabaeus showing distinctive abdominal shape and antennae.

Anatomy of Bombardier beetle focussed on the glands that produce the explosive chemicals. Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Ayree (BBC Books).

Bombardier beetle Pheropsophus species shown emitting high temperature explosive substance to deter predators. Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Ayree (BBC Books).

Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata diagram with outstretched wing

Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus detailed dorsal view cut to white whith metallic purple wing case margins exaggerated

Two spot Black ladybird Adalia 2-punctata dorsal view, sketch, cut to whtie

Ladybird Coccinella septempuctata dorsal view showing red wing cases with black spots

Ladybird Coccinella septempuctata dorsal view showing red wing cases with black spots

Sinodendron cylindricum Rhinoceros beetle showing texture and rough elytra, cut to white, dorsal view

Spotted cucumber beetle Diabrotica undecimpunctata dorsal view showint bright yellow and black wing cases, cut to white

Stephanorrhina guttata spotted flower beetle

Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris cut to white dorsal view showing green wu=ing cases with white markings and metallic pink legs and ferocious jaws

Goliath beetle Goliathus goliatus monochrome pen and ink illustration from above, dorsal view, cut to whtie

Rosemary beetle Chrysolina americana

European rhino beetle Oryctes nasicornis dorsal view cut to whtie

European Stag beetle Lucanus cervus showing glowing mahogony back and massive adapted mandibles

Goliath beetle Goliathus goliatus dorsal view, cut to whtie

Euphoria fulgida Flower chafer

Giant African Long horn beetle Pterognatha gigas showing pale wing cases, brown clour, and long antennae, dorsal view, cut to white

Long horn beetle with blue markings on the elytra, yellow spots on the legs and long antennae, cut to white, dorsal view

Alpine Longhorn beetle Rosalia alpina with blue grey wing cases and long antennae, legs slightly curled below him, dorsal view and cut to white

Black velvety Longhorn beetle Cerambycidae