Beetle
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Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Col
Coleoptera at the State Museum of Natural History, Karlsruhe, Germany
Royal goliath beetle, Goliathus regius, compared to a mouse
Titan beetle, Titanus giganteus, a tropical longhorn beetle
Scydosella musawasensis, the smallest known beetle: scale bar (right) is 50 μm.
Coccinellidae
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Coccinellidae is a widespread family of small beetles. They are commonly known as ladybugs in North America and ladybirds in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and other English spea
Beetle
…and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae (ladybirds or ladybugs) eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops. Some others also have unusual characteristics…
Coccinella septempunctata 15 fws
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata, black spots on yellow
Brumoides suturalis, longitudinally striped
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, brown, unspotted