Coleoptera

Attelabidae

walwyn Fri, 05/15/2009 - 12:57

Attelabidae sp.

 

 

A family of leaf-rolling weevils.

 

 

 

Attelabidae
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Buprestidae

walwyn Sun, 05/15/2011 - 19:54

The Buprestidae is a large family of beetles with some 15,000 species, divided into 450 genera, most of these are tropical but about 120 are resident in Europe.

 

Buprestidae
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Cantharidae

walwyn Sat, 05/02/2009 - 11:53

Cantharis rustica

 

The soldier beetles, Cantharidae, are relatively soft-bodied, straight sided beetles. They are an important biological control for aphids, caterpilars, grasshoppers, and other soft bodied pests.

 

Cantharidae
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Carabidae

walwyn Fri, 05/29/2009 - 01:16

Nebria brevicollis

 

A family of shiny black metallic beetles with ridged wing covers. These are known as ground beetles.

 

 

Carabidae
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Cerambycidae

walwyn Wed, 04/29/2009 - 22:49

 

Longhorn beetles typically characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than the beetle's body.

 

 

Cerambycidae
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Chrysomelidae

walwyn Thu, 04/30/2009 - 21:10

Cryptocephalus sp

The beetles in this family are commonly known as leaf beetles. The family has over 35,000 species and 2,500 genra. many in this family are significant agricultural pests such as the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), the asparagus beetle (Crioceris asparagi), and the cereal leaf beetle (Oulema melanopus).

 

Chrysomelidae
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Cleridae

walwyn Thu, 05/28/2009 - 02:06

 

A family of beetles, commonly known as the chequered beetles.

Cleridae
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Coccinellidae

walwyn Mon, 05/04/2009 - 23:24

Propylea 14-punctata

 

A family of beetles, commonly known as ladybirds.

 

 

 

Coccinellidae

Coleoptera

walwyn Tue, 04/14/2009 - 23:44

Oulema melanopus

The beetles include many familiar insects such as Ladybirds, Scarabs, and the Click beetles. These insects have a hardening of the forewings to form an elytra which protects the hind wings as well as the abdomen.

 

 

Coleoptera
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Curculionidae

walwyn Sun, 05/17/2009 - 19:59

 

 

Family of true weevils (or snout beetles).

 

 

 

 

 

Curculionidae
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