Species

A black oil beetle hanging upside down from a branch. It's a large, plump shiny blue-black beetle with a swollen abdomen and bead-like antennae

Black oil beetle

An acorn weevil, with an incredibly long rostrum, standing on an acorn

Acorn weevil

Close up on the head and thorax of a king diving beetle, a large black beetle with yellowish edges to the body

King diving beetle

A male great silver water beetle held between a person's fingers

Great silver water beetle

A golden-bloomed grey longhorn beetle resting on a pink flowerhead

Golden-bloomed grey longhorn beetle

Cantharis rustica, a black and red soldier beetle with a black, heart-shaped mark on its red pronotum, rests on a grass seedhead

Soldier beetle

A red-breasted carrion beetle, with its distinctive red pronotum, standing on a folded over leaf

Red-breasted carrion beetle

A black snail beetle on a rotten log

Black snail beetle

A shiny green and red rosemary beetle

Rosemary beetle

A black-spotted longhorn beetle resting on a leaf

Black-spotted longhorn beetle

A black-and-yellow longhorn beetle on an oxe-eye daisy

Black-and-yellow longhorn beetle

A glittering green swollen-thighed beetle on a leaf, demonstrating the chunky thighs that earn its name

Swollen-thighed beetle

Tansy beetle

Tansy beetle

Common Red Soldier Beetle

Common red soldier beetle

Whirligig Beetle

Whirligig beetle

Glow-worm

Glow-worm

Violet click beetle

Violet click beetle

Red-headed Cardinal Beetle

Red-headed cardinal beetle

Noble chafer beetle

Noble chafer

2-spot Ladybird

2-spot ladybird

Eyed Ladybird

Eyed ladybird

Green Tiger Beetle

Green tiger beetle

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot ladybird

Devil's Coach Horse

Devil's coach horse

Orange Ladybird

Orange ladybird

Violet ground beetle

Violet ground beetle

Harlequin Ladybird

Harlequin ladybird

Common Sexton Beetle

Common sexton beetle

14-spot Ladybird

14-spot ladybird

Stag Beetle

Stag beetle

22-spot Ladybird

22-spot ladybird

Lesser stag beetle

Lesser stag beetle

Deathwatch beetle

Deathwatch beetle

Rhinoceros Beetle

Rhinoceros beetle

Musk Beetle

Musk beetle

Male minotaur beetle

Minotaur beetle