Beetles
Order Coleoptera
1299 speciesThe largest order of insects, comprising about 25% of all known animal species. Beetles are found in nearly every habitat and are distinguished by their hardened forewings called elytra.
Species in this Order
Globular Ant-loving Beetle
Chennium bituberculatum
A small, rounded pselaphine rove beetle with a glossy chestnut-brown body and two prominent tubercle...
Glorious Beetle
Chrysina gloriosa
A spectacular scarab beetle with brilliant metallic green body and silver stripes on the elytra. It ...
Glowworm Beetle
Phengodes plumosa
A soft-bodied beetle whose larviform females glow with paired green lanterns along their body. Males...
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 carrio...
Golden Ant Guest Beetle
Pella funesta
A small aleocharine rove beetle that lives at the periphery of Lasius ant nests, feeding on refuse a...
Golden Buprestid
Sternocera aequisignata
A large, robust jewel beetle with brilliant metallic green and gold elytra adorned with darker punct...
Golden Christmas Beetle
Anoplognathus aureus
A brilliant golden-coloured scarab beetle that emerges in large numbers during the Australian summer...
Golden Click Beetle
Selatosomus aeneus
A metallic green or bronze click beetle with a bright coppery sheen on the elytra and pronotum. It i...
Golden Dynastes Beetle
Allomyrina pfeifferi
A large rhinoceros beetle from mainland Southeast Asia related to the Japanese species. Males have a...
Golden Ground Beetle
Carabus auratus
A large, brilliant metallic green or golden ground beetle with ridged elytra. It is a voracious pred...
Golden Jewel Beetle
Chrysochroa fulminans
A brilliantly iridescent beetle with metallic green and gold coloring. The structural coloration of ...
Golden Metallic Longhorn
Tmesisternus isabellae
A rare longhorn beetle with striking golden or coppery metallic elytra covered in a fine pubescence....
Golden Net Ground Beetle
Carabus auratus festivus
A subspecies of the golden ground beetle with particularly vivid metallic green and gold coloring an...
Golden Net-Winged Beetle
Dictyoptera aurora
A soft-bodied beetle with bright orange-red elytra featuring a network of raised veins. It is toxic ...
Golden Reed Beetle
Donacia vulgaris
A slender, metallic beetle with golden to coppery-green coloration and elongated antennae. It is com...
Golden Rove Beetle
Platydracus stercorarius
A striking rove beetle with dense golden setae covering its pronotum and elytra, giving it a shimmer...
Golden Stag Beetle
Lamprima aurata
A compact metallic golden-green stag beetle from Australia. Males have broad flattened mandibles use...
Golden Target Tortoise Beetle
Aspidomorpha miliaris
A beautiful golden tortoise beetle with concentric dark markings on the elytra resembling a target o...
Golden Tortoise Beetle
Charidotella sexpunctata
Looks like a tiny golden jewel. Can change color from gold to reddish-brown by controlling moisture ...
Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn
Agapanthia villosoviridescens
A longhorn beetle covered in golden-green hairs found in European meadows. Larvae develop inside the...
Golden-haired Longhorn
Oberea linearis
A slender, cylindrical lamiin covered in fine golden pubescence with a black head. Found across Euro...
Goldenrod Soldier Beetle
Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus
A familiar autumn beetle of eastern North America, commonly seen in large numbers on goldenrod flowe...
Goldsmith Beetle
Cotalpa lanigera
A beautiful golden-yellow scarab beetle with a metallic luster and fuzzy underside. It is attracted ...
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...
Grant's Hercules Beetle
Dynastes granti
A large rhinoceros beetle from the American Southwest with mottled elytra. Males have a prominent ho...
Granulate Ambrosia Beetle
Xylosandrus crassiusculus
A tiny reddish-brown ambrosia beetle that bores into a wide range of hardwood trees. It cultivates a...
Granulated Ground Beetle
Carabus granulatus
A widespread dark bronze ground beetle with distinctly ridged and granulated wing cases. It thrives ...
Grape Borer
Xylotrechus pyrrhoderus
A destructive pest of grapevines in East Asia with reddish-brown legs and wavy yellowish markings on...
Grape Flea Beetle
Altica chalybea
A small, metallic dark blue beetle with enlarged jumping legs that feeds on grape buds and young fol...
Grapevine Beetle
Pelidnota punctata
A handsome tan-colored scarab with dark spots on its elytra, found in eastern North America. Adults ...
Graybeal's Longhorn
Anoplophora graafi
A large and stout longhorn beetle from the forests of Sulawesi, with a dark body covered in dense gr...
Great Capricorn Beetle
Cerambyx cerdo
One of Europe's largest longhorn beetles, with antennae longer than its body. Larvae bore deep galle...
Great Mullein Weevil
Cionus thapsus
A small rounded weevil found exclusively on great mullein plants. Similar to the figwort weevil but ...
Great Spruce Bark Beetle
Dendroctonus micans
The largest European bark beetle, attacking living spruce trees. Unlike most bark beetles, it does n...
Greek Ground Longhorn
Dorcadion graecum
A stout, flightless longhorn endemic to Greece with black elytra bearing distinct white pubescent st...
Green Castiarina Jewel Beetle
Castiarina viridissima
A brilliant emerald-green jewel beetle found in Australian heathlands and forests. Adults are avid f...
Green Christmas Beetle
Anoplognathus prasinus
A metallic green scarab beetle found in eucalypt woodlands of eastern Australia. Adults emerge in la...
Green Dock Beetle
Gastrophysa viridula
A small, brilliant metallic green beetle that feeds on dock and sorrel plants. Gravid females have e...
Green Grooved Dung Beetle
Phanaeus difformis
A metallic green and copper tunneling dung beetle with a prominent male horn that is slightly offset...
Green Grooved Longhorn
Prosopocera lactator
A pale green longhorn beetle with long, elegantly banded antennae. It is found on fig and other broa...
Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil
Polydrusus formosus
A small, brilliant metallic green beetle covered in tiny iridescent scales that produce its striking...
Green June Beetle
Cotinis nitida
A large velvety green beetle with bronze margins that buzzes loudly in flight. It feeds on ripe frui...
Green Lacewing Firefly
Photinus scintillans
A small firefly with a bright green flash and a dark body with yellowish pronotal borders. Males pro...
Green Longhorn Beetle
Chlorobapta frontalis
A bright metallic green longhorn beetle found visiting flowers in spring. Its vivid coloring makes i...
Green Mangrove Tiger Beetle
Myriochila mastersi
A metallic green tiger beetle that inhabits mangrove mud flats and tidal zones along the northern Au...
Green Metallic Tunneler
Onitis alexis
A medium-sized tunneling dung beetle with a metallic green pronotum and dark brown elytra. Males hav...
Green Milkweed Leaf Beetle
Labidomera clivicollis
A large, handsome beetle with blue-black elytra marked with orange to cream-colored spots and a blue...
Green Nettle Weevil
Phyllobius pomaceus
A bright metallic green weevil covered in iridescent scales, commonly found on nettles. The green sc...
Green Protea Beetle
Smaragdesthes oertzeni
A small but brilliantly metallic green beetle found in Central African forests. It is a frequent vis...
Green Tiger Beetle
Cicindela campestris
A fast-running, metallic green beetle with cream-colored spots. It is a fierce predator that chases ...
Green Tiger Longhorn
Chelidonium argentatum
A medium-sized Neotropical cerambycid with silvery-green pubescent patches on a dark body, found in ...
Green Tortoise Beetle
Cassida viridis
A broadly oval, flattened beetle that is bright green in life, with transparent margins around the p...
Green-and-gold Christmas Beetle
Anoplognathus viridiaeneus
A striking iridescent beetle with green and gold metallic sheen on its elytra. It is one of the most...
Greenland Ground Beetle
Patrobus septentrionis
A dark brown to black ground beetle with long legs and a narrowly oval body. It is common under ston...
Grey Longhorn
Acanthocinus griseus
A small, cryptically colored longhorn beetle with grey pubescence and faint darker markings on the e...
Guizhou Cave Ground Beetle
Sinaphaenops mirabilissimus
A spectacular cave beetle from southern China with enormously elongated head and appendages. It is o...
Gyas Beetle
Dynastes gyas
A large South American relative of the Hercules beetle with shorter, thicker horns. Body is dark bro...
Habu's Ground Beetle
Carabus dehaanii
A large Japanese ground beetle with deeply sculptured elytra and striking blue-violet metallic color...
Hadda Beetle
Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata
A herbivorous ladybug with a pale orange body bearing 28 black spots, unlike most ladybugs which are...
Hairy Christmas Beetle
Anoplognathus hirsutus
A densely hairy golden-brown Christmas beetle found in southeastern Australia. The fine hairs coveri...
Hairy Rove Beetle
Creophilus maxillosus
A stocky rove beetle with distinctive patches of golden-grey hair on its elytra. It is commonly foun...
Hairy Sexton Rove Beetle
Velleius dilatatus
A large, broad rove beetle with flattened expanded elytra, uniquely associated with European hornet ...
Hairy Whirligig Beetle
Orectochilus villosus
A nocturnal whirligig beetle covered in fine golden hairs that trap air underwater. Unlike other whi...
Haldeman's Tumbling Flower Beetle
Mordella haldemani
A small black tumbling flower beetle found in eastern North America. It is commonly seen on composit...
Handsome Fungus Beetle
Stenotarsus rotundus
A small rounded beetle that aggregates in enormous numbers during dry seasons....
Harlequin Beetle
Acrocinus longimanus
A spectacular longhorn beetle from the Amazon with intricate red, black, and yellow patterns. Males ...
Harlequin Bug Leaf Beetle
Platyphora ligata
A striking Neotropical leaf beetle with metallic blue-black elytra bordered with bright orange-red m...
Harlequin Flower Beetle
Gymnetis thula
A colorful scarab with variable patterns of brown cream and black resembling calico fabric. No two i...
Harpalus Seed-eating Ground Beetle
Harpalus rufipes
A common Palearctic ground beetle with pubescent elytra and orange-red legs. Despite being partly gr...
Harris's Diving Beetle
Dytiscus harrisii
A large North American diving beetle found in cold, clear lakes and bog ponds. It is one of the larg...
Hawaiian Tree Snail Predator Beetle
Oodemas laysanensis
A small leaf beetle endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. It feeds on native vegetation in dry shrubland ...
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 ...
Headlight Click Beetle
Ignelater havaniensis
A medium-sized bioluminescent click beetle from Cuba with bright greenish pronotal lights. It belong...
Heike Firefly
Luciola lateralis
A Japanese firefly associated with rice paddies, smaller than the Genji firefly. It flashes more rap...
Helena Olive Wireworm Beetle
Tarphius wollastoni
A small beetle endemic to St. Helena in the South Atlantic. It is associated with decaying endemic g...
Helm's Stag Beetle
Geodorcus helmsi
An endemic New Zealand stag beetle found in the forests of the South Island. Males have enlarged man...
Helvetian Ground Beetle
Oreonebria castanea
A cold-adapted ground beetle of high-altitude scree and moraines. It is active during short alpine s...
Hercules Beetle
Dynastes hercules
One of the largest beetles in the world. Males sport enormous horns used in combat for mates. The el...
Hercules Flower Beetle
Mecynorrhina harrisi
A large cetoniine beetle with dark greenish-black coloration and yellow markings on the pronotum. Ma...
Hermit Beetle
Osmoderma eremita
A large, dark chestnut beetle that lives its entire life inside hollow old trees. It emits a strong ...
Hieroglyphic Ladybird
Coccinella hieroglyphica
A European ladybird with extraordinarily variable elytral patterns resembling hieroglyphs. It is pri...
High-altitude Longhorn Beetle
Evodinus borealis
A flower-visiting longhorn beetle of boreal and montane conifer forests. Its larvae develop in decay...
Hildebrand's Jewel Beetle
Sternocera hildebrandti
A large, robust jewel beetle with a deep metallic green body covered in fine punctures. It emerges i...
Himalayan Ground Beetle
Carabus caschmirensis
A high-altitude ground beetle found in the western Himalayas. It has dark bronze elytra with fine lo...
Hispine Rolled-leaf Beetle
Cephaloleia vagelineata
A flattened, elongate beetle adapted to living inside rolled-up young leaves of Heliconia plants. It...
Hop Flea Beetle
Psylliodes attenuata
A small bronze flea beetle that feeds on hops and hemp. Can cause economic damage to hop gardens. Ad...
Horn-headed Rove Beetle
Bledius tricornis
A small rove beetle in which males bear three horn-like projections on the head, used in combat for ...
Horned Dung Beetle
Onthophagus taurus
The strongest insect on Earth relative to body size — can pull 1,141 times its own body weight. Male...
Horned Passalus
Odontotaenius disjunctus
A large, shiny black beetle with a small horn on its head, found in rotting logs. It lives in family...
Horsfield's Longhorn
Batocera horsfieldi
A large flat-faced longhorn beetle found in tropical forests of Southeast Asia. Adults are mottled g...
House Longhorn Beetle
Hylotrupes bajulus
A serious structural pest of softwood timber in buildings worldwide. Larvae can feed inside roof tim...
Hubricht's Cave Beetle
Pseudanophthalmus hubrichti
A small eyeless cave beetle endemic to caves in West Virginia. It belongs to the most species-rich g...
Huhu Beetle
Prionoplus reticularis
New Zealand's largest endemic beetle, the huhu beetle is a longhorn beetle whose larvae bore into de...
Huia Ground Beetle
Mecodema huia
A large, flightless ground beetle endemic to New Zealand with a heavily sculptured dark body. It is ...
Humpbacked Mite-hunter
Scydmaenus hellwigii
A diminutive scydmaenine rove beetle with a distinctly humped profile and long, clubbed antennae. It...
Hydnus Prionine
Dorysthenes hydrophilus
A large dark brown prionine beetle found in the tropical forests of India and Sri Lanka. Its larvae ...
Hyllus Beetle
Dynastes hyllus
A Central American Hercules-type beetle smaller than its famous relative. Males have proportionally ...
Iberian Glow-Worm
Lampyris iberica
A glow-worm firefly found in Spain and Portugal with wingless, luminous females. It inhabits Mediter...
Icelandic Water Beetle
Agabus bipustulatus
A medium-sized, oval, dark brown diving beetle found in cold ponds and lakes. It carries a silvery a...
Igneus Rainbow Scarab
Phanaeus igneus
A brilliantly metallic green, blue, and red tunneling dung beetle of the southeastern United States....