Insect Larvae
Species with notable larval stages
200 species in this collection
Actaeon Beetle
Megasoma actaeon
Contender for the worlds heaviest beetle — a male larva bred in Japan weighed 228 grams, about the weight of a brown rat...
African Cassava Leaf Beetle
Mesoplatys ochroptera
A small, yellowish-brown beetle that is a significant pest of cassava in sub-Saharan Africa. Both adults and larvae feed...
African Melon Leaf Beetle
Aulacophora africana
A bright orange to yellowish-red beetle with a smooth, shiny surface that is a significant pest of cucurbit crops across...
African Rhinoceros Beetle
Oryctes boas
A large dark brown dynastine beetle with a prominent recurved horn on the male's head. Larvae develop in decaying palm t...
African Stag Beetle
Prosopocoilus savagei
A dark reddish-brown stag beetle with impressive mandibles in males. It inhabits forests where larvae develop in rotting...
African Striped Flower Beetle
Stephanorrhina guttata
A medium-sized flower beetle with dark green elytra covered in cream-colored spots and stripes. It is commonly found at ...
Aleochara Parasitoid Rove Beetle
Aleochara bilineata
A small, dark rove beetle whose larvae are parasitoids of cabbage root fly pupae. Adults are also active predators of fl...
Alpine Click Beetle
Hypnoidus rivularius
A small, dark click beetle found in damp alpine and subalpine habitats. Its larvae develop in moist soil among grass roo...
Alpine Dung Beetle
Geotrupes alpinus
A sturdy, dark dung beetle of high-altitude pastures grazed by livestock. It buries dung underground where its larvae de...
Alpine Rove Beetle
Ocypus alpestris
A large, black rove beetle of high-altitude meadows and forest edges. It is a fast-running predator of insects and larva...
American Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus americanus
The largest carrion beetle in North America, once widespread but now reduced to less than 10% of its historic range. Bot...
Andean Caterpillar Hunter
Calosoma abbreviatum
A South American caterpillar hunter beetle found in highland regions. It has dark bronze elytra and preys on armyworm ca...
Ant-Nest Rove Beetle
Atemeles emarginatus
A small, amber-brown rove beetle that parasitizes two different ant species during its life cycle. Larvae develop in For...
Archangel Longitarsus
Longitarsus ganglbaueri
A minute flea beetle associated with yellow archangel in European woodlands. Larvae mine in the roots of labiates. Very ...
Arctic Click Beetle
Hypnoidus riparius
A small, brown click beetle with a distinctive snapping mechanism that allows it to flip itself upright when overturned....
Arctic Weevil
Otiorhynchus arcticus
A small, dark, flightless weevil with a short broad snout and rough-textured elytra. Adults are nocturnal and hide under...
Ash Bark Weevil
Magdalis armigera
A small black weevil that breeds under the bark of ash trees. Larvae create winding galleries in the cambium. Has become...
Asian Mulberry Longhorn
Apriona germari
A large greyish-brown lamiin that attacks mulberry, fig, and other trees across South and Southeast Asia. It is a seriou...
Asparagus Beetle
Crioceris asparagi
A colorful blue-black beetle with cream spots and a red thorax that feeds exclusively on asparagus. Both adults and larv...
Atemeles Ant Guest Beetle
Lomechusoides strumosus
A parasitic rove beetle that lives in ant nests, switching between Formica and Myrmica host species seasonally. Its larv...
Atlas Longhorn
Macrotoma palmata
A large prionine beetle from tropical Africa with palmate (comb-like) antennae in males. The body is dark brown with a r...
Australian Caterpillar Hunter
Calosoma schayeri
An Australian caterpillar hunter with dark metallic elytra. It is an important natural enemy of pasture and crop caterpi...
Banded Aridaeus
Aridaeus thoracicus
A medium-sized Australian cerambycid with a bright orange pronotum contrasting with dark brown elytra. It is found in eu...
Banded Longhorn Beetle
Typocerus velutinus
A yellow and brown longhorn beetle commonly found visiting flowers. Larvae develop in rotting hardwood logs....
Bark Gnawing Beetle
Trogossita japonica
A predatory beetle found under bark where it hunts wood-boring larvae. Its flattened body is well suited to life in bark...
Bark-crevice Rove Beetle
Nudobius lentus
A slender, flattened rove beetle adapted for life under tight-fitting bark. Its compressed body and strong legs allow it...
Berger's Flat-face
Anoplophora beryllina
A stunning metallic blue-green longhorn found in the subtropical forests of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces in China. Its v...
Black Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus humator
A large all-black burying beetle with orange-tipped antennae. It buries animal carcasses for its larvae....
Black Carpet Beetle
Attagenus unicolor
A small, oval, dark brown to black beetle that is a major pest of textiles and natural fibers. Larvae are covered in lon...
Black Caterpillar Hunter
Calosoma sayi
A large, entirely black caterpillar hunter beetle native to North American prairies and grasslands. It is a powerful run...
Black Sexton Beetle
Necrophorus vespilloides
A remarkable burying beetle that locates small animal carcasses using acute sense of smell. Pairs work together to bury ...
Black-Headed Blister Beetle
Epicauta pennsylvanica
An entirely black blister beetle common across eastern North America, often seen in large groups on goldenrod in autumn....
Black-striped Longhorn
Stenurella melanura
A small, attractive longhorn beetle commonly found on flowers in summer. Has dark wing tips on a yellowish-brown body. L...
Black-tailed Click Beetle
Ampedus nigrinus
A dark-bodied click beetle with subtly reddish-brown elytra and a shiny black pronotum. It inhabits old-growth forests a...
Blackburn Earth-Boring Beetle
Blackburnium reichei
A small, globular earth-boring dung beetle with a dark brown to black body. Endemic to Australia, it processes marsupial...
Blood-red Click Beetle
Ampedus sanguinolentus
A striking click beetle with deep blood-red elytra and a black head and pronotum. Larvae develop in the decaying heartwo...
Blood-red Longhorn
Callidium coriaceum
A flat-bodied cerambycid with a rich reddish-brown color and a leathery texture to its elytra. It is found in conifer fo...
Blue Mint Beetle
Chrysolina coerulans
A small, deep metallic blue leaf beetle found exclusively on mint plants. Both adults and larvae feed on mint foliage....
Brazilian Headlight Firefly
Pyrearinus termitilluminans
A unique click beetle relative whose bioluminescent larvae inhabit termite mounds in the Brazilian cerrado. The glowing ...
Broad-Horned Flour Beetle Mimic Stag
Figulus sublaevis
A small, elongate, dark brown to black stag beetle with reduced mandibles that resembles a darkling beetle. It is common...
Broad-necked Root Borer
Prionus laticollis
A large dark brown prionine beetle with a notably broad pronotum bearing three sharp lateral teeth on each side. Found i...
Bronze Birch Borer
Agrilus anxius
A native North American jewel beetle that is the most serious pest of birch trees. Larvae create winding galleries benea...
Budding Purpuricenus
Purpuricenus budensis
A colorful cerambycid with a red pronotum adorned with two black spots and entirely black elytra. It is found in thermop...
Cabbage Seed Weevil
Ceutorhynchus obstrictus
A small grey weevil that is a major pest of oilseed rape. Larvae feed inside seed pods, consuming developing seeds. Caus...
Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle
Psylliodes chrysocephala
A dark metallic flea beetle that is a major pest of oilseed rape across Europe. Larvae mine inside plant stems during wi...
Cabbage Stem Weevil
Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
A grey weevil that mines inside brassica stems. Larvae tunnel through stems causing weakening. One of several Ceutorhync...
California Root Borer
Prionus californicus
A massive prionine beetle found in western North America, one of the largest beetles in the region. Males have conspicuo...
Cardinal Beetle
Pyrochroa coccinea
A striking flat beetle with a bright scarlet body and large black eyes. Larvae are predators under bark....
Carpet Beetle
Attagenus pellio
A small dark beetle with a single white spot on each elytron. Larvae damage woolen textiles and natural fabrics....
Cedar Beetle
Sandalus niger
A parasitoid beetle whose larvae feed on cicada nymphs underground....
Celebes Longhorn
Batocera celebiana
A large cerambycid endemic to the island of Sulawesi with olive-grey elytra bearing scattered pale spots. It inhabits pr...
Cereal Leaf Beetle
Oulema melanopus
A small beetle with metallic blue-black elytra and a red-orange thorax. Its larvae strip the upper leaf surface of cerea...
Checkered Beetle
Trichodes apiarius
A brightly colored red and blue beetle often found on flowers. Its larvae are parasites of solitary bee nests....
Cherry Blossom Weevil
Anthonomus rectirostris
A small weevil that feeds on cherry blossoms in Japan, emerging in spring to coincide with sakura season. Females lay eg...
Chinese Aquatic Firefly
Aquatica ficta
A firefly with fully aquatic larvae found in streams across southern China. It was the first species placed in the genus...
Chinese Water Penny Beetle
Eubrianax pellucidus
A water penny beetle found in southern China whose translucent larval margins allow gas exchange with the water. Adults ...
Clover Seed Weevil
Tychius picirostris
A small, densely scaled weevil that feeds on clover seeds. Larvae develop inside individual seed pods. An important pest...
Clown Beetle
Hister unicolor
A small, shiny black beetle with a compact, rounded body. It is a predator of fly larvae found in dung and decaying matt...
Coastal Rove Beetle
Cafius xantholoma
A medium-sized rove beetle with yellowish elytral margins, highly adapted to life on seashores. It lives under seaweed w...
Cockchafer
Melolontha melolontha
A large, clumsy-flying chafer beetle that emerges en masse on warm May evenings. Its white C-shaped larvae are familiar ...
Coffee Longhorn
Xylotrechus quadripes
A significant pest of arabica coffee in South and Southeast Asia, with zigzag yellow markings on dark brown elytra. Larv...
Colorado Flower Longhorn
Brachyleptura champlaini
A slender, black and yellow flower-visiting longhorn beetle. Larvae develop in decaying hardwood logs....
Common Aleocharine
Atheta coriaria
A tiny, dark brown aleocharine rove beetle now commercially sold as a biological control agent. It is an aggressive pred...
Common Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus vespillo
A large orange-and-black beetle that buries small animal carcasses for its larvae. Uses chemical cues to locate corpses ...
Common Furniture Beetle
Anobium punctatum
The most common cause of woodworm damage in buildings across Europe. Larvae bore through softwood and hardwood for three...
Common Water Penny
Psephenus herricki
A small aquatic beetle whose larvae are flattened and round like a copper penny, clinging to rocks in fast streams. Adul...
Congo Jewel Beetle
Sternocera castanea
A large, brilliantly metallic jewel beetle with copper and green iridescent elytra. Adults are found on trees where they...
Conifer Rove Beetle
Quedius plagiatus
A medium-sized, dark rove beetle strongly associated with coniferous bark and dead wood. It is an important predator of ...
Cottonwood Borer
Plectrodera scalator
A large longhorn beetle with bold black and white patterning and long antennae. Its larvae bore into the roots and lower...
Dahlia Longhorn
Agapanthia dahli
A medium-sized longhorn with dense olive-green pubescence and a prominent yellow dorsal stripe on the pronotum. It is wi...
Daimyo Oak Longhorn
Mesosa myops
A mottled grey-brown longhorn beetle that blends perfectly with tree bark. Its larvae feed within the branches of oaks a...
Deathwatch Beetle
Xestobium rufovillosum
A small, mottled brown wood-boring beetle that creates a distinctive tapping sound by banging its head against tunnel wa...
Dermestid Beetle
Dermestes maculatus
A small dark beetle with white undersides used by museums and taxidermists to clean skeletons. Larvae are covered in bri...
Diamondback Eumolpid
Colaspis brunnea
A small, oblong beetle with a pale brown to yellowish body and rows of punctures on the elytra. Larvae are known as grap...
Dock Leaf Weevil
Rhinoncus pericarpius
A small grey-brown weevil found on dock and sorrel plants. Larvae mine inside dock stems. One of several weevil species ...
Dusky Click Beetle
Agriotes obscurus
A dull dark brown click beetle with dense pubescence and subtle elytral striations. The larvae are significant wireworm ...
Elderberry Borer
Desmocerus palliatus
A striking longhorn beetle with cobalt blue wing covers and a bright yellow-orange base. Its larvae develop inside the s...
Elephant Beetle
Megasoma elephas
One of the heaviest beetles, weighing up to 50 grams. Males have prominent horns on the head and prothorax. Larvae take ...
Elm Leaf Beetle
Xanthogaleruca luteola
A yellowish-green beetle with dark stripes along its elytra. Both adults and larvae feed on elm leaves, sometimes causin...
Epomis Ground Beetle
Epomis dejeani
A beetle whose larvae lure and devour frogs — a rare case of predator-prey role reversal. The larva waggles its antennae...
Euphorbia Flea Beetle
Aphthona euphorbiae
A tiny bronze flea beetle that feeds on spurge plants. Used as a highly effective biological control agent for leafy spu...
European Large Firefly
Lamprohiza splendidula
A central European firefly whose males produce a continuous greenish glow while flying. Its predatory larvae spend up to...
European Seedcorn Ground Beetle
Zabrus tenebrioides
An unusual ground beetle that is herbivorous as an adult, feeding on cereal crops. Larvae are predatory and live in soil...
Figueroa's Longhorn
Taeniotes scalaris
A large Neotropical lamiin with ladder-like dark markings on pale brownish-grey elytra. Found in lowland tropical forest...
Figwort Weevil
Cionus scrophulariae
A globular weevil with checkerboard black and white patterning found on figwort and mullein. Larvae feed externally on l...
Fir Longhorn
Tetropium gabrieli
A small brown spondylidine beetle that specializes on fir trees across European mountain ranges. It is similar to T. cas...
Flat Silphid Beetle
Silpha tristis
A flattened, all-black silphid beetle with three raised ridges on each wing case. It feeds on snails and caterpillars ra...
Flattened Giant Millipede Beetle
Passalus unicornis
A large, flattened bess beetle with a shiny black body and a small horn on the head. Adults and larvae live together in ...
Flavolined Longhorn
Macrodontia flavipennis
A large prionine beetle with yellowish elytra and dark veined patterns, found in the Amazon basin. It is less well known...
Forest Caterpillar Hunter
Calosoma sycophanta
A large, brilliant metallic green and gold ground beetle that climbs trees to hunt caterpillars. It was introduced to No...
Four-Spotted Carrion Beetle
Dendroxena quadrimaculata
A yellowish-brown beetle with four dark spots on its elytra, unusual for a silphid because it hunts in trees rather than...
Four-spotted Flat-face
Anoplophora macularia
A glossy black longhorn with four large white spots on its elytra, found in montane forests of central China. It is less...
Fringed Longhorn
Pogonocherus hispidus
A tiny lamiin covered in tufts of erect bristles that give it a shaggy appearance. Found across Europe in hedgerows and ...
Fungus Rove Beetle
Lordithon thoracicus
A colorful rove beetle of the Tachyporinae with a reddish-orange pronotum and dark elytra, typically found on bracket fu...
Gaboon Ebony Longhorn Beetle
Ceroplesis militaris
A large longhorn beetle with striking black and yellow banding on its elytra. Its antennae are longer than its body in m...
Giant African Prionine
Tithoes confinis
One of Africa's largest cerambycids, with powerful mandibles and a dark brown, heavily sculptured body. It is found in t...
Giant Amazonian Ground Beetle
Calosoma alternans
A large Neotropical caterpillar hunter with dark elytra bearing rows of metallic pits. It is an important natural enemy ...
Giant Black Water Beetle
Hydrophilus triangularis
The largest water beetle in North America, with a shiny black oval body. Larvae are voracious predators while adults are...
Giant Brazilian Longhorn
Derobrachus geminatus
A very large longhorn beetle with powerful mandibles and long, segmented antennae. The body is dark brown to black with ...
Giant Palm Borer
Dinapate wrightii
One of the largest bostrichid beetles, with a cylindrical body adapted for boring into palm trunks. Larvae take years to...
Gigas Dung Beetle
Heliocopris gigas
A massive glossy black tunneling dung beetle with powerful digging forelegs. Males have a broad cephalic horn. This spec...
Giraffe Weevil of New Zealand
Lasiorhynchus barbicornis
New Zealand's longest beetle, with males reaching over 80 mm in length due to their enormously elongated rostrum (snout)...
Gold-and-Brown Rove Beetle
Ontholestes tessellatus
A large rove beetle covered in a mosaic of golden and dark brown hairs. It frequents dung and carrion where it preys on ...
Golden Ground Beetle
Carabus auratus
A large, brilliant metallic green or golden ground beetle with ridged elytra. It is a voracious predator of slugs and ca...
Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn
Agapanthia villosoviridescens
A longhorn beetle covered in golden-green hairs found in European meadows. Larvae develop inside the stems of thistles a...
Golden-haired Longhorn
Oberea linearis
A slender, cylindrical lamiin covered in fine golden pubescence with a black head. Found across Europe and into Central ...
Goliath Beetle
Goliathus goliatus
One of the heaviest insects on Earth. Males have a Y-shaped horn on the head. Larvae can weigh up to 100 grams and requi...
Granulate Ambrosia Beetle
Xylosandrus crassiusculus
A tiny reddish-brown ambrosia beetle that bores into a wide range of hardwood trees. It cultivates a symbiotic fungus in...
Grape Borer
Xylotrechus pyrrhoderus
A destructive pest of grapevines in East Asia with reddish-brown legs and wavy yellowish markings on dark elytra. Larvae...
Great Capricorn Beetle
Cerambyx cerdo
One of Europe's largest longhorn beetles, with antennae longer than its body. Larvae bore deep galleries into living oak...
Great Mullein Weevil
Cionus thapsus
A small rounded weevil found exclusively on great mullein plants. Similar to the figwort weevil but associated with diff...
Hairy Rove Beetle
Creophilus maxillosus
A stocky rove beetle with distinctive patches of golden-grey hair on its elytra. It is commonly found on carrion where i...
Hazel Leaf-Roller Weevil
Apoderus coryli
A small red and black weevil that rolls hazel leaves into neat cigar-shaped tubes for its eggs. The rolled leaf provides...
High-altitude Longhorn Beetle
Evodinus borealis
A flower-visiting longhorn beetle of boreal and montane conifer forests. Its larvae develop in decaying conifer wood at ...
Horned Passalus
Odontotaenius disjunctus
A large, shiny black beetle with a small horn on its head, found in rotting logs. It lives in family groups where adults...
Horsfield's Longhorn
Batocera horsfieldi
A large flat-faced longhorn beetle found in tropical forests of Southeast Asia. Adults are mottled grey-brown with disti...
House Longhorn Beetle
Hylotrupes bajulus
A serious structural pest of softwood timber in buildings worldwide. Larvae can feed inside roof timbers for up to ten y...
Huhu Beetle
Prionoplus reticularis
New Zealand's largest endemic beetle, the huhu beetle is a longhorn beetle whose larvae bore into dead and decaying wood...
Hydnus Prionine
Dorysthenes hydrophilus
A large dark brown prionine beetle found in the tropical forests of India and Sri Lanka. Its larvae develop in the roots...
Indian Firefly
Luciola praeusta
A common firefly across South and Southeast Asia known for its bright flashing displays. Its larvae are ground-dwelling ...
Indian White Grub
Holotrichia consanguinea
A brown, robust chafer beetle whose C-shaped white larvae live underground and feed on plant roots. Adults emerge in lar...
Iris Flea Beetle
Aphthona nonstriata
A small blue-green flea beetle associated with yellow iris in wetland habitats. Larvae feed on iris roots underwater. A ...
Ivory-Marked Beetle
Eburia quadrigeminata
A tan longhorn beetle with pairs of ivory-colored raised spots on each elytron. Larvae bore into hardwood timbers....
Japanese Beetle
Popillia japonica
An iridescent green and copper beetle that skeletonizes leaves of over 300 plant species. Larvae are white grubs that da...
Japanese Deathwatch Beetle
Priobium flavicorne
A wood-boring beetle found in Japan that infests structural timber in traditional Japanese buildings. The larvae bore th...
Japanese Genji Firefly
Luciola cruciata
An aquatic-larval firefly revered in Japanese culture, found near clean streams. It is one of the few fireflies whose la...
Japanese Pine Sawyer
Monochamus alternatus
A large longhorn beetle known as 'matsu-no-madara-kamikiri,' responsible for transmitting pine wilt disease in Japan. Th...
Kauai Flightless Stag Beetle
Apterocyclus honoluluensis
A flightless stag beetle endemic to the island of Kauai in Hawaii. Larvae develop in rotting logs of native trees....
Kaup Bess Beetle
Passalus interstitialis
A large, elongate, shiny black bess beetle with prominent mandibles and longitudinal grooves on the elytra. It is the mo...
Khapra Beetle
Trogoderma granarium
A small, oval, hairy beetle considered one of the world's most destructive stored-product pests. Larvae can enter dorman...
Knapweed Gall Weevil
Bangasternus fausti
A weevil that induces galls in knapweed flower heads. Larvae develop inside the enlarged flower buds. Used in biological...
Larder Beetle
Dermestes lardarius
A dark brown beetle with a pale band across its elytra, commonly found in stored food products. Larvae are covered in br...
Large Gold Chafer
Protaetia aeruginosa
A large, spectacular metallic golden-green beetle associated with ancient forests. Its larvae develop in hollows of old ...
Large Poplar Longhorn
Saperda carcharias
A large grey-yellow lamiin covered in dense ochre pubescence, found across Eurasia in poplar-dominated habitats. It is a...
Lebia Greenhead
Lebia viridis
A small, brightly colored ground beetle with a metallic green head and pronotum and reddish-brown elytra. Its larvae are...
Lily Beetle
Lilioceris lilii
A bright scarlet beetle that is a destructive pest of lilies and fritillaries. Larvae camouflage themselves by covering ...
Lined Click Beetle
Agriotes lineatus
A small, brown click beetle with pale stripes along its elytra. Its wireworm larvae are major pests of potatoes and cere...
Locust Borer
Megacyllene robiniae
A striking yellow-and-black wasp mimic that attacks black locust trees in North America. Adults appear in autumn and are...
Long-Toed Water Beetle
Stenelmis crenata
A small riffle beetle with elongated tarsal claws for gripping rocks in fast currents. Both adults and larvae are entire...
Longhorned Coconut Beetle
Olethrius tyrannus
A large prionine beetle from the Indo-Pacific region that attacks coconut palms and other palms. Adults are dark brown w...
Luminous Click Beetle
Pyrearinus candelarius
A bioluminescent click beetle from South American tropical forests. Its larvae often inhabit termite mounds where their ...
Madagascan Headlight Beetle
Heteronychus arator madagascariensis
A dark scarab beetle found in Madagascar that is an agricultural pest of grasses. Larvae develop in soil feeding on plan...
Madeira Longhorn
Leptura aurulenta
A large flower longhorn with rusty-orange elytra and a black head and pronotum. Found in forests around the Mediterranea...
Malaysian Trilobite Beetle
Platerodrilus ruficollis
A bizarre beetle whose larviform females retain a flat, segmented larval appearance throughout life, resembling ancient ...
Mango Bark Beetle
Plocaederus ferrugineus
A rusty-brown cerambycid that attacks the bark and cambium of mango trees in South Asia. Adults are strong fliers and ar...
Mango Stem Borer
Batocera rubus
A large greyish-brown longhorn beetle that is a major pest of mango trees in South and Southeast Asia. Adults have robus...
Mealworm Beetle
Tenebrio molitor
A dull black-brown darkling beetle best known for its larval form, the mealworm. It is commercially raised worldwide as ...
Mealybug Destroyer
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri
A dark-colored Australian ladybird with an orange head, widely used as a biocontrol agent. Its larvae are covered in whi...
Mexican Bean Beetle
Epilachna varivestis
One of the few plant-feeding ladybird beetles, recognized by its copper color and eight black spots per wing cover. Both...
Moellenkamp's Stag Beetle
Dorcus titanus
One of the most widely kept stag beetles in Asia, with powerful broad mandibles. Males show extreme size variation depen...
Musk Beetle
Aromia moschata
A large, metallic green or coppery longhorn beetle that emits a rose-like musk scent. Larvae develop inside old willow t...
Mustard Beetle
Phaedon cochleariae
A small metallic blue-black beetle that feeds on watercress, mustard and other crucifers. Both adults and larvae damage ...
Nettle-tap Flea Beetle
Longitarsus nasturtii
A tiny yellowish-brown flea beetle found on watercress and other crucifers in damp habitats. Larvae mine in plant roots....
New Caledonian Longhorn Beetle
Agrianome fairmairei
A large longhorn beetle endemic to New Caledonia, where its larvae develop in dead and decaying wood of native trees. It...
New Zealand Tiger Beetle
Neocicindela tuberculata
An endemic tiger beetle found on sandy and clay soils throughout New Zealand. It is an active visual predator that runs ...
Nigidius Stag Beetle
Nigidius laticornis
A small, robust, dark brown to black stag beetle from sub-Saharan Africa. Males have short, broad mandibles. The body is...
Nisotra Flea Beetle
Nisotra uniformis
A small, yellowish-brown flea beetle that is the most important pest of jute in South Asia. Adults create shot-holes in ...
Northern Corn Rootworm
Diabrotica barberi
A pale green beetle whose larvae attack corn root systems. It can survive crop rotation by extending egg diapause for tw...
Northern Flower Longhorn
Pachyta lamed
A robust flower longhorn with black elytra bearing variable yellow-orange markings, found in boreal and montane conifer ...
Northern Ladybird
Coccinella trifasciata
A small ladybird with orange-red elytra bearing three distinct black crossbands. It is cold-adapted and found further no...
Nut Weevil
Curculio nucum
A small weevil with a slender, downward-curved snout used to bore into hazelnuts. The larva feeds inside the nut before ...
Pacific Flatheaded Borer
Chrysobothris mali
A dark bronze jewel beetle that attacks fruit and ornamental trees. Larvae bore flat-headed tunnels under the bark....
Pacific Seashore Rove Beetle
Cafius canescens
A small, grayish-pubescent rove beetle found along the Pacific coast of the Americas under kelp and seaweed deposits. It...
Painted Reed Beetle
Plateumaris sericea
A brilliantly metallic leaf beetle found on aquatic plants, varying from green to blue, copper, or purple. Larvae feed o...
Panamanian Giant Ground Beetle
Calosoma granulatum
A large South American caterpillar hunter with coarsely sculptured dark elytra and metallic reflections. It is an import...
Papua New Guinea Jewel Beetle
Chrysochroa mniszechii
A spectacularly colourful jewel beetle found in Papua New Guinea, with an iridescent metallic body that shifts between g...
Passalid Beetle
Pharochilus dilatatus
A large, glossy black beetle that lives in family groups inside rotting logs. Adults and larvae communicate using squeak...
Pea Weevil
Bruchus pisorum
A small brownish beetle that lays eggs on developing pea pods. The larva eats its way into a single pea and develops ent...
Pecan Weevil
Curculio caryae
A brown weevil with a long snout that is a significant pest of pecan and hickory trees. Larvae develop inside the nuts o...
Pitted Ambrosia Beetle
Cnesinus strigicollis
A tiny dark brown bark beetle that cultivates fungal gardens inside its tunnels. It introduces ambrosia fungi into the w...
Plantain Gall Weevil
Mecinus pyraster
A small cylindrical weevil that causes stem galls on plantain. Larvae develop inside swollen plant stems. An inconspicuo...
Prionine Longhorn Beetle
Agrianome spinicollis
One of Australia's largest longhorn beetles with a robust brown body and spiny thorax. Its larvae are known as bardee gr...
Purple Loosestrife Beetle
Galerucella calmariensis
A small, yellowish-brown beetle deliberately introduced as a biocontrol agent against invasive purple loosestrife. Adult...
Ragweed Leaf Beetle
Zygogramma suturalis
A brown beetle with dark longitudinal stripes on the elytra, introduced to several countries as a biocontrol agent again...
Ragwort Flea Beetle
Longitarsus jacobaeae
A small black flea beetle that feeds on ragwort plants. Successfully used as a biological control agent for invasive rag...
Railroad Worm
Phrixothrix hirtus
A beetle larva with 11 pairs of green-glowing lateral organs and a red-glowing headlamp — the only land animal that prod...
Rain Beetle Hunter
Calosoma cancellatum
A medium to large caterpillar hunter with dark elytra marked by rows of rectangular pits giving a grid-like appearance. ...
Raspberry Beetle
Byturus tomentosus
A small brownish-gold beetle whose larvae are the small white grubs found inside raspberries and blackberries....
Red Oak Borer
Enaphalodes rufulus
A large reddish-brown cerambycid that breeds in living red oaks across eastern North America. It has a strict two-year l...
Red Palm Weevil
Rhynchophorus ferrugineus
A large rusty-red weevil with a long curved rostrum and dark spots on the thorax. Its larvae bore deep into the trunks o...
Red Poplar Leaf Beetle
Chrysomela populi
A shiny red-orange beetle with a black head, commonly found on poplar and willow trees. Larvae release a pungent salicyl...
Red-Brown Click Beetle
Ampedus sanguineus
A handsome click beetle with vivid red elytra and a black head and thorax. Larvae develop in rotting conifer wood....
Red-Headed Cardinal Beetle
Pyrochroa serraticornis
A vivid red beetle with serrated antennae found on flowers and under bark. Larvae are predatory and live beneath the bar...
Red-legged Purpuricenus
Purpuricenus kaehleri
A striking cerambycid with a bright red pronotum and black elytra, found in oak woodlands across southern Europe. Adults...
Red-Shouldered Aphodius
Aphodius rufipes
A medium-sized dweller dung beetle that is entirely black except for reddish-brown leg joints. It is strongly attracted ...
Red-Shouldered Ham Beetle
Carcinops pumilio
A tiny, shiny black hister beetle commonly found in poultry houses where it preys on house fly larvae. It is an importan...
Red-Tipped Tumbling Flower Beetle
Mordellina pustulata
A small tumbling flower beetle with dark elytra bearing reddish markings, found across Europe. Larvae develop inside the...
Rice Water Weevil
Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus
A small, grey-brown weevil that feeds on rice roots as a larva and on rice leaves as an adult. Adults create distinctive...
Ridged Water Scavenger Beetle
Helochares obscurus
A small brown water beetle found in well-vegetated ponds across Europe. Females carry their egg sacs beneath the body un...
Saga Longhorn Beetle
Batocera lineolata
A large longhorn beetle with pale greenish-grey elytra marked with dark spots and lines. Its larvae develop in living ha...
Sal Borer
Hoplocerambyx spinicornis
A large, dark brown longhorn beetle that is the most destructive pest of sal trees, India's most important timber specie...
Sand-Loving Hister Beetle
Hypocaccus rugifrons
A small, reddish-brown hister beetle found in sandy coastal habitats. It hunts fly larvae in seaweed wrack and stranded ...
Saw-toothed Prionine
Dorysthenes buquetii
A large prionine beetle with strongly serrated antennae and a dark reddish-brown body, found across mainland Southeast A...
Serrate-Winged Beetle
Ptilodactyla serricollis
A small, oval beetle with serrate antennae found in Japan's forested mountain areas. Larvae are semi-aquatic and develop...
Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus vespilloides
A black and orange carrion beetle that buries small animal carcasses as food for its larvae. Both parents care for the b...
Short-winged Spondylid
Spondylis buprestoides
A cylindrical, entirely black cerambycid that resembles a buprestid beetle more than a typical longhorn. Its antennae ar...
Silver-Haired Tumbling Flower Beetle
Mordellistena argentata
A tiny tumbling flower beetle covered in fine silvery pubescence across Europe. Larvae develop in the stems of various h...
Sordid Dung Beetle
Aphodius sordidus
A small, dark brown to black dweller dung beetle with yellowish-brown elytral margins. It is a cosmopolitan species foun...
South American Darkling Beetle
Zophobas morio
A large shiny black darkling beetle widely distributed across tropical South America. Its larvae, known as superworms, a...
South American Palm Weevil
Rhynchophorus palmarum
A large glossy black weevil that is a major pest of palm trees across South America. The larvae bore into palm trunks, c...