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(Nicrophorus vespilloides) There are about half a dozen British species of... (more)

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Anthrenus verbasci [also known as the Varied or Small Cabinet Beetle] is one of... (more)

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The Green Tiger Beetle prefers open sandy ground, and is able to run faster than... (more)

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When I arrived this beetle was upside-down in the water, and appeared to be... (more)

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Soldier Beetles seem to love umbellifers, and especially Wild Parsnip. I think... (more)

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This beetle is said to be nocturnal, but it passed us where we were having our lunch.

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(Closterotomus norwegicus; syn. Calocoris norwegicus) There are over 200... (more)

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Two of these lovely jewel-like beetles [Chrysolina americana]. They have been... (more)

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An adult beetle [Chrysolina americana] 7 mm long, which has developed from one... (more)

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The fern on which this beetle was photographed was beside the path shown in the... (more)

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My thanks to Richard Sutcliffe for identifying this. It is a species of burying... (more)

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This photograph shows a 7-Spot Ladybird that has been attacked by Dinocampus... (more)

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Spotted near Carbisdale Castle, Ardguy.

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Probably Meloe proscarabaeus. The population of oil beetles on Wallasea Island... (more)

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This beetle, photographed on someone's hand, was found in the understorey... (more)

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A mating pair on Hogweed, which is how they are commonly observed, hence Bonking... (more)

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The commonest European Ladybird - the larvae do gardeners a favour by feeding on... (more)

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A charming little fellow, quietly going about the day's business on Felton... (more)

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Believe it or not, there are four in this picture - brown, about 5mm long! The... (more)

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This photograph follows image number 3431396 the pupal case being that depicted... (more)

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I suspect these Pollen Beetles are Meligethes aeneus, feeding on the tiny... (more)

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A beautiful beetle, except to gardeners, for whom it is one of the most damaging... (more)

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Unidentified flower, the minute beetles – also unidentified – are a critical... (more)

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The commonest European Ladybird - they do gardeners a favour by laying eggs... (more)

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Two tiny beetles on Red Campion (Silene dioica). The flower itself is only c15mm... (more)

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Common on open land on the Penicuik House estate near the Knight's Law... (more)

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This pupa was on a blade of grass and obviously close to emerging.

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A small ladybird, on a thistle head, in Braidburn Valley Park, Edinburgh.

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Which goes by the Latin name of Calvia quattuordecimguttata, which is a bit... (more)

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Close-up of flower with unidentified small black beetle. See also... (more)

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A rose chafer (Cetonia aurata) within the petals of a garden rose.

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Beetles, two of them involved in entomic shenanigans, on a spear thistle... (more)

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A close up of the head [with eye and right antenna], a foreleg and part of the... (more)

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SX9370 : Thistle by the coast path, Labrador Bay seen from the other side; I think the mating may be over. Hope I... (more)

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