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Explore 4928 species across 37 orders. Filter by taxonomy, region, or search by name.

Coleoptera

Long-horned Ant-loving Beetle

Claviger longicornis

2-3 mm
Coleoptera

Long-Toed Water Beetle

Stenelmis crenata

2-3.5 mm
Coleoptera

Longhorn Harlequin Beetle

Aristobia approximator

30-55 mm
Coleoptera

Longhorned Coconut Beetle

Olethrius tyrannus

30-55 mm
Coleoptera

Longicorn Beetle

Phoracantha semipunctata

20-30 mm body length
Coleoptera Critically Endangered

Lord Howe Island Beetle

Anoplognathus macleayi

2-3 cm
Coleoptera

Loricera Bristly Ground Beetle

Loricera pilicornis

6-8 mm
Coleoptera

Luminous Beetle of Ulu Selangor

Pteroptyx similis

4-6 mm
Coleoptera Data Deficient

Luminous Click Beetle

Pyrearinus candelarius

15-25 mm
Coleoptera

Macleay's Spectre Stick Insect Longhorn

Penthea vermicularis

20-30 mm body length
Coleoptera Not Evaluated

Madagascan Flat Bark Beetle

Passandra boliti

10-18 mm
Coleoptera Not Evaluated

Madagascan Green Lynx Spider Beetle

Trachelophorus cornutus

12-18 mm
Coleoptera Not Evaluated

Madagascan Headlight Beetle

Heteronychus arator madagascariensis

12-16 mm
Coleoptera Not Evaluated

Madagascan Jewel Beetle

Polybothris sumptuosa

25-35 mm
Coleoptera

Madagascar Tortoise Beetle

Aspidimorpha furcata

8-12 mm
Coleoptera

Madeira Longhorn

Leptura aurulenta

15-26 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Madeiran Ground Beetle

Carabus lundbladi

20-25 mm
Coleoptera

Maize Weevil

Sitophilus zeamais

2-4mm
Coleoptera

Malagasy Aquatic Beetle

Hydrophilus madagascariensis

30-40 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Malagasy Dung Beetle

Helictopleurus neoamplicollis

10-16 mm
Coleoptera

Malagasy Firefly

Luciola madagascariensis

8-14 mm
Coleoptera

Malagasy Ground Beetle

Graphipterus multiguttatus

15-22 mm
Coleoptera

Malagasy Leaf Beetle

Chrysomela madagascariensis

8-12 mm
Coleoptera Data Deficient

Malagasy Peyrieras's Dung Beetle

Helictopleurus peyrierasi

10-15 mm
Coleoptera

Malagasy Rhinoceros Beetle

Oryctes simiar

35-50 mm
Coleoptera

Malagasy Scarab

Scarabaeus radama

20-30 mm
Coleoptera Data Deficient

Malagasy Stag Beetle

Hexaphyllum madecassum

25-40 mm
Coleoptera

Malagasy Tiger Beetle

Pogonostoma elegans

15-22 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Malaysian Firefly

Pteroptyx valida

5-8 mm
Coleoptera

Malaysian Giant Tiger Beetle

Thopeutica virginea

15-20 mm
Coleoptera Data Deficient

Malaysian Horned Frog Beetle

Beckius beccarii

25-40 mm
Coleoptera

Malaysian Jewel Leaf Beetle

Chrysolina coerulescens

6-8 mm
Coleoptera

Malaysian Trilobite Beetle

Platerodrilus ruficollis

40-80 mm females, 8-10 mm males
Coleoptera Not Evaluated

Maltese Freshwater Crab Spider Beetle

Akis spinosa

18-25 mm
Coleoptera Endangered

Mammoth Cave Beetle

Xenotrechus condei

5-7 mm
Coleoptera Not Evaluated

Mandibularis Stag Beetle

Hexarthrius mandibularis

50-115 mm
Coleoptera

Mango Bark Beetle

Plocaederus ferrugineus

20-32 mm
Coleoptera

Mango Stem Borer

Batocera rubus

35-55 mm
Coleoptera Not Evaluated

Mangrove Longhorn

Aeolesthes holosericeus

30-50 mm
Coleoptera

Margined Burying Beetle

Nicrophorus marginatus

18-27 mm
Coleoptera

Margined Leatherwing

Chauliognathus marginatus

9-12 mm
Coleoptera Not Evaluated

Mars Elephant Beetle

Megasoma mars

50-130 mm
Coleoptera

Marshalli Flower Beetle

Smaragdesthes africana

12-18 mm
Coleoptera

Marsyas Dung Beetle

Helictopleurus marsyas

10-15 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Mauritius Blue Pigeon Beetle

Cratopus sumptuosus

10-15 mm
Coleoptera Endangered

Mauritius Fody Beetle

Cratopus exquisitus

10-14 mm
Coleoptera

Meadow Quedius

Quedius curtipennis

7-10 mm
Coleoptera Not Evaluated

Mealworm Beetle

Tenebrio molitor

12-18 mm
Coleoptera

Mealybug Destroyer

Cryptolaemus montrouzieri

3-4 mm
Coleoptera

Mediterranean Drilus

Drilus mauritanicus

5-7 mm (male), 15-20 mm (female)
Coleoptera

Mediterranean Firefly

Luciola italica

7-10 mm
Coleoptera

Metallic Eumolpine Beetle

Chrysochus asclepiadeus

8-10 mm
Coleoptera

Metallic Green Leaf Beetle

Plagiodera versicolora

3-5 mm
Coleoptera

Metallic Hister Beetle

Saprinus semistriatus

3-5 mm
Coleoptera

Metallic Leaf Beetle

Chrysolina polita

6-9 mm
Coleoptera

Metallic Wood-boring Beetle

Buprestis rustica

14-22mm
Coleoptera Not Evaluated

Mexican Bean Beetle

Epilachna varivestis

6-8 mm
Coleoptera

Mexican Dung Beetle

Phanaeus mexicanus

15-25 mm
Coleoptera

Mexican Firefly

Photinus mexicanus

8-12 mm
Coleoptera Near Threatened

Miles' Longhorn

Cerambyx miles

24-48 mm
Coleoptera

Miniature Water Scavenger Beetle

Cercyon laminatus

2-3 mm
Coleoptera

Minotaur Beetle

Typhaeus typhoeus

15-22 mm
Coleoptera

Mint Leaf Beetle

Chrysolina herbacea

7-10 mm
Coleoptera

Miyake Stag Beetle

Dorcus rectus

20-54 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Miyako Firefly

Luciola filiformis

6-8 mm
Coleoptera

Miyama Sawtooth Stag Beetle

Prosopocoilus dissimilis

25-55 mm
Coleoptera Not Evaluated

Miyama Stag Beetle

Lucanus maculifemoratus

40-78 mm
Coleoptera

Miyama Stag Beetle (Korean)

Lucanus maculifemoratus dybowskyi

40-75 mm
Coleoptera Not Evaluated

Moellenkamp's Stag Beetle

Dorcus titanus

30-110 mm
Coleoptera Not Evaluated

Moellenkampi Beetle

Chalcosoma moellenkampi

50-120 mm
Coleoptera

Mole-nest Rove Beetle

Quedius mesomelinus

6-9 mm
Coleoptera

Molossus Scarab

Catharsius molossus

25-40 mm
Coleoptera

Molybdenum Ground Longhorn

Dorcadion molybdaeneum

14-20 mm
Coleoptera

Monkey Beetle

Hopliini scolioides

8-15 mm
Coleoptera

Moon-Horned Dung Beetle

Oxysternon festivum

20-32 mm
Coleoptera

Mottled Goliath Beetle

Goliathus albosignatus

45-75 mm
Coleoptera

Mottled Longhorn Beetle

Ceroplesis aethiops

25-45 mm
Coleoptera

Mottled Tortoise Beetle

Deloyala guttata

5-6 mm
Coleoptera Endangered

Mount Hermon June Beetle

Polyphylla barbata

2-3 cm
Coleoptera

Mountain Flower Rove Beetle

Eusphalerum alpinum

2-3 mm
Coleoptera

Mountain Ladybird

Coccinella quinquepunctata

3-5 mm
Coleoptera

Mountain Leaf Beetle

Oreina cacaliae

7-10 mm
Coleoptera

Mountain Pine Beetle

Dendroctonus ponderosae

4-7 mm
Coleoptera

Musk Beetle

Aromia moschata

15-34 mm
Coleoptera

Musk Longhorn

Aromia bungii

22-38 mm
Coleoptera

Mustard Beetle

Phaedon cochleariae

3-4 mm
Coleoptera

Nairobi Eye Beetle

Paederus sabaeus

7-10 mm
Coleoptera

Namib Fog Beetle

Stenocara gracilipes

15-20 mm
Coleoptera

Namib Tenebrionid Beetle

Onymacris plana

18-24 mm
Coleoptera

Narrow-bordered Bombardier

Brachinus sclopeta

6-9 mm
Coleoptera

Narrow-mouth Ground Beetle

Abax parallelepipedus

18-22 mm
Coleoptera

Narrow-necked Ant Beetle

Dinarda dentata

3-5 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Narrow-Necked Cave Beetle

Leptodirus hochenwartii

8-10 mm
Coleoptera

Nebria Streamside Beetle

Nebria brevicollis

10-14 mm
Coleoptera

Nebrioporus Water Beetle

Nebrioporus nipponicus

5-7 mm
Coleoptera

Nebroides Ground Beetle

Carabus problematicus

20-28 mm
Coleoptera Data Deficient

Neotropical Army Ant Guest

Ecitomorpha nevermanni

4-5 mm
Coleoptera Not Evaluated

Neotropical Firefly

Aspisoma lineatum

10-18 mm
Coleoptera Endangered

Neotropical Longhorn Beetle

Callipogon relictus

65-110 mm
Coleoptera Not Evaluated

Neotropical Metallic Wood Borer

Euchroma gigantea

40-80 mm