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Photos of beetles in Costa Rica (Central America) [updated 2009-03-26]


Below you will find a collection of photos from Costa Rica. Pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 2008. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.









Long-nosed black Weevil (family Curculionidae) with orange markings on its back



Leaf-footed Bugs (family Coreidae)



Giant brown Long-horned Beetle (family Cerambycidae, subfamily Prioninae) with off-white markings


Light brown Dung Beetle, family Scarabaeidae
Light brown Dung Beetle, family Scarabaeidae




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