Pictures of beetles [last update 2011-12-25]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. 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.

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Bennett's blue weevil (Eupholus bennetti - Curculionidae family), a spectacular blue and turquoise beetle from New Guinea Giant brown Long-horned Beetle (Callipogon lemoinei) (family Cerambycidae, subfamily Prioninae) with off-white markings (Costa Rica) Metallic click beetle Christmas beetle in Bali Blue; orange; and green beetle on Mt. Kenya (Kenya) Multicolored beetle Spotted tiger beetle (Cicindela aurulenta) (Malaysia) Black and yellow weevil Red-orange beetle (Suriname) Metallic green; yellow; and copper colored beetle (Malaysia) Orange and yellow beetle with black spots Beautiful orb spider (Laos) Eupholus bennetti weevil Black and yellow weevil Beetle with black body; white and black back; and turquoise legs (Peru) Beetle Brown weevil (Malaysia) Metallic click beetle Giraffe-necked weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa) Spotted tiger beetle (Cicindela aurulenta) (Malaysia) Brownish-red beetle (Costa Rica) Red beetle (Suriname) Orange and blue beetle Dung beetle pushing a ball of dung (Gabon) Beetle with black body; white and black back; and turquoise legs (Peru) Click beetle with glow lights (Peru) Bennett's blue weevil Polka-dotted beetle Bennett's blue weevil Beetle (Peru) Long-nosed black beetle with orange markings on its back (Costa Rica) Black and yellow weevil Small black; red; yellow; and white beetle (Peru) Zig zag beetle Metallic green beetle (Suriname) Red beetles Christmas beetle in Bali Brown weevil (Malaysia) Long-nosed black beetle with orange markings on its back (Costa Rica) Orange and black insect Blue beetle with a red head (Indonesia) Beetle with black body; white and black back; and turquoise legs (Peru) Metallic blue, green, and orange beetle Green beetle (Suriname) Flat beetle Bennett's blue weevil (Eupholus bennetti - Curculionidae family), a spectacular blue and turquoise beetle from New Guinea Dung scarab (Malaysia) Black and red beetle Glowing click beetle (Peru) Orange and yellow beetle Mating pair of beetles with black bodies and orange spots (Malaysia) Eupholus bennetti weevil, a blue-green-turquoise beetle from New Guina Ceiba borer beetle (Peru) Dung beetle (Suriname) Black and yellow weevil Large black beetle in Borneo (Indonesia) Brown beetle with black and red antenna (Belize) Black and white marbled weevil Brown and green beetle Small red beetle (Peru) Colorful tiger beetle (Indonesia) Dark green beetle with red spots (Belize) Orange and black weevil (Costa Rica) Yellow and black beetle on screen (unknown species) (Peru) Giant metallic ceiba borer beetle; Euchroma gigantea; on Kapok tree (Peru) Glowing click beetle (Peru) Male rhinoceros beetle Orange and dark green beetle (Suriname) Red and green metallic beetle in Bali Red beetles on tree trunk in Bali (Indonesia) Bluish beetle Leaf-mimicking moth Spotted tiger beetle (Cicindela aurulenta) (Malaysia) Colorful tiger beetle (Indonesia) Gorgeous orb spider (Laos) Multicolored metallic beetle with a broad white band Yellow-speckled weevil Brownish-red beetle (Costa Rica) Black weevil with orange legs Green beetle with an orange head Dung beetle (Suriname) Pair of beetles mating on a fungal growth (Malaysia) Beetle: black back; orange head (Suriname) Green and orange beetle with six spots Kalimantan tiger beetle White lined leaf frog (Phyllomedusea vaillanti) (Peru) Male atlas beetle (Chalcosoma atlas) beetles: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9