Scaphinotus vandykei
Ground Beetle (Carabidae). Arizona, USA.
Plectrodera scalator
Portrait of a cottonwood borer beetle, Plectrodera scalator, one of the most beautiful longhorn beetles in eastern North America. Austin, Texas, USA.
Amblycheila cylindriformis
Amblycheila cylindriformis, North America's largest tiger beetle. New Mexico, USA.
Laccophilus pictus
Predaceous Diving Beetle. Arizona, USA.
Dynastes granti
The western hercules beetle is one of the largest insects in North America. The horn indicates that this individual is a male. Arizona, USA
Chrysina beyeri - Beyer's Scarab. Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA. filename: beyeri1
Chrysochus auratus
Dogbane leaf beetle (Chrysomelidae). Naples, New York, USA.
Onthophagus taurus
Onthophagus taurus dung beetles, showing size and horn variation among males.
Calosoma scrutator
Calosoma scrutator - the fiery searcher (Carabidae). This colorful beetle is among North America's most attractive native insects. Savoy, Illinois, USA
Coccinella septempunctata
Urbana, Illinois, USA
Chrysina beyeri - Beyer's Scarab. Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA. filename: beyeri6
Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
A milkweed longhorn beetle. Homer Lake, Illinois, USA
Anoplognathus sp. - Christmas beetle
Australia's famous "Christmas beetles" are several species of large, brightly-colored scarabs that appear around porch lights in early summer. Yandoit, Victoria, Australia.
Dineutus sublineatus
Whirligig Beetle. Arizona, USA.
Tetraopes femoratus
Red-femured milkweed beetle (Cerambycidae). Nixon, Nevada, USA.
Pelidnota punctata
Grapevine Beetle. Illinois, USA.
Erotylidae
A pleasing fungus beetle walks along a mossy log in an Ecuadorian cloud forest. Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.
Pleasing fungus beetle. Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.
Cypherotylus californicus
Pleasing Fungus Beetle. Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA.
Chrysina gloriosa - Glorious Beetle. Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA. filename: gloriosa6
Onthophagus nigriventris
Dung beetle, major male.
Derobrachus hovorei
Palo verde root borer beetle (Cerambycidae). Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Palo verde root borer beetle (Cerambycidae). Tucson, Arizona, USA
North America's largest tiger beetle.