Beetles
Coleoptera
Beetles are the largest order of insects, making up about 25% of all animal species on Earth. Their soft wings are usually hidden under hardened elytra, which are opened in order to fly.
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Image: Turkish Flower Beetle (Cetonischema speciosa jousselini). Israel.
Rove Beetle (Actinus macleayi) trying to remove a mite. Kuranda, Australia.
Christmas Beetles (Anoplognathus flavipennis) mating. Maitland, Australia.
Rainbow beetle (Calloodes frenchi). Kutini-Payamu National Park, Australia.
Christmas Beetle (Anoplognathus sp.). Kutini-Payamu National Park, Australia.
June Beetle (Melolonthinae). Holey Plains State Park, Australia.
Purple Tiger Beetle (Distipsidera sp.). Malanda, Australia.
Tiger beetle (Pseudotetracha australis). Wyperfeld National Park, Australia.
Jewel Beetle (Chalcophorotaenia cuprascens). Speewah, Australia.
Jewel Beetle (Cyphogastra farinosa). Cape York, Australia.
Red Jewel Beetle (Temognatha affinis). Maitland, Australia.
Rhinoceros Beetle (Haploscapanes sp.). Speewah, Australia.
Rhinoceros Beetle (Xylotrupes australicus). Kuranda, Australia.
Rhinoceros Beetle (Coelosis biloba) showing off his "Mickey Mouse" ears. Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador.
Flocculent Pie Dish Beetle (Emcephalus floccosus). South-east Queensland, Australia.
Male Stag beetle (Prosopocoilus sp.). Fogg Dam, Australia.
Tortoise Beetle (Emdenia maxima). Mt Hypipamee, Australia.
Leaf Beetle larva (Chrysomelinae). Kuranda, Australia.
Ground Beetle (Catadromus sp.). Fogg Dam, Australia.
Wasp-mimicking Longicorn Beetle (Clytus ruricola). Mississauga, Canada.
Male Dung Beetle (Onthophagus dicranocerus). Atherton Tablelands, Australia.
Carrion Beetle (Ptomaphila sp.). Ballarat, Australia.
Pale Green weevil (Polydrusus impressifrons) mating. Etobicoke Creek, Canada.
Male Bearded Weevil (Rhinostomus barbirostris), also known as the Bottlebrush Weevil. Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador.
Bearded Weevil (Rhinostomus barbirostris) showing off the male's long nose hairs. Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador.