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Beetles

Technically referred as coleoptera, beetles are insects with sheathed wings. Beetles consist of more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms. The diversity of beetles is very wide-ranging. Altogether, there are roughly 400,000 beetle species found in almost all types of habitats, except the sea or the polar regions.

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Beetles

Clerid beetle

Animals; Insects

Clerid beetles are elongate, hairy beetles with large often bulging eyes, strong biting mandibles and clubbed antennae. They are often metallic or have bright contrasting colour patterns. Some ...

Christmas beetle

Animals; Insects

Christmas beetles are scarab beetles that are most active in the warmer summer months. They are large shiny beetles that are often seen around the house at night crawling on the ground or flying ...

Chalcopterus beetle

Animals; Insects

The chalcopterus beetle is a dark coloured oval beetle with a metallic sheen. The head is black and the wing covers take on a blue or green sheen depending on the angle of the light.

Blacklegged ham beetle

Animals; Insects

The black-legged ham beetle is dark blue black, with black legs and antennae. It is similar to the red-legged ham beetle (Necrobia rufipes), which can be distinguished by its reddish legs and ...

Cadelle beetle

Animals; Insects

The adult cadelle beetle is a shiny black insect with an elongated flattened body. It has a distinct "waist" between the thorax and the wing covers. Males have lots of very fine punctures on the ...

Caper white

Animals; Insects

The caper white butterfly has black veins and black wing tips with an arc of small white spots in the black area. There is also a darker form having orange wing upper surfaces with broad black ...

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