List of beetle species featured on this site Main beetle page
There are loads of beetles, for a general body plan have a look at the right hand column or click on the list below for different families and species. |
Family |
Latin name |
Common name or type of beetle |
Beetle Body shape |
| Carabidae |
Cychrus caraboides |
snail-eating ground beetle |
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| Carabidae |
Brachinus crepitans |
Bombadier beetle |
| Carabidae |
Carabus nemoralis |
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| Carabidae |
Carabus violaceus |
violet ground beetle |
| Carabidae |
Loricera pilicornis |
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| Carabidae |
Harpalus latus |
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| Carabidae |
Harpalus rufipes |
strawberry seed beetle |
| Carabidae |
Pterostichus niger |
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| Carabidae |
Pterostichus madidus |
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| Carabidae |
Calathus melanocephalus |
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| Carabidae |
Agonum albipes |
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| Carabidae |
Agonum dorsale |
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| Carabidae |
Nebria gyllenhali |
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| Hygrobiidae |
Hygrobia tarda, Hygrobia hermanni |
Screech beetle |
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| Haliplidae |
Haliplus sp. |
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| Dytiscidae |
Dysticus marginalis |
Great water beetle |
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| Dytiscidae |
Hydroporus |
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| Dytiscidae |
Deronectes elegans |
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| Gyrinidae |
|
Whirligig beetle |
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| Hydrophilidae |
|
water beetle |
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| Hydrophilidae |
Hydrophilus piceus Hydrous piceus |
Silver water beetle |
| Hydrophilidae |
Hydrobius fuscipes |
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| Silphidae |
Nicrophorus (Necrophorus) humator |
sexton, burying, carrion beetle |
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| Silphidae |
Nicrophorus investigator |
burying beetle |
| Silphidae |
Oiceoptoma (Oecoptoma) throracica |
Red-breasted carrion beetle |
| Silphidae |
Silpha atrata |
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| Staphylinidae |
Staphylinus (Ocypus) olens |
Devil's coach horse, cock-tail beetle |
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| Staphylinidae |
Philonthus sp. |
rove beetle |
| Staphylinidae |
Ontholestes tessellatus |
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| Lampyridae |
Lampyris sp. |
glow worm |
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| Cantharidae |
Cantharis nigricans |
Soldier, sailor beetles, Grey sailor beetle |
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| Cantharidae |
Malthinus flaveolus |
Yellow-tipped malthine |
| Cantharidae |
Rhagonycha fulva |
Black-tipped soldier, Bloodsucker |
| Elateridae |
|
click beetle, skipjack |
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| Helodidae/Scirtidae |
Helodes marginata |
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| Dryopidae |
Helmis sp. |
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| Dermestidae |
Anthrenus flavipes |
furniture/carpet beetle |
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| Dermestidae |
Attagenus pellio |
2 spot carpet beetle/fur beetle |
| Dermestidae |
Dermestes lardarius |
larder beetle, bacon beetle |
| Endomychidae |
Endomychus coccineus |
fungus beetle |
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| Coccinellidae |
Coccinella septempunctata |
7 spot ladybird, ladybug |
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| Coccinellidae |
Halyzia 16 guttata |
Orange ladybird |
| Coccinellidae |
Propylea 14-punctata |
14 spot ladybird |
| Coccinellidae |
Adalia bipunctata |
2 spot ladybird |
| Coccinellidae |
Adalia 10-punctata |
10 spot ladybird |
| Coccinellidae |
Calvia 14-guttata |
Cream spot ladybird |
| Lyctidae |
Lyctus brunneus |
Powder post beetle |
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| Anobiidae |
Anobium punctatum |
woodworm, furniture beetle |
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| Anobiidae |
Stegobium paniceum |
biscuit beetle, drugstore beetle, bread beetle |
| Ptinidae |
Ptinus tectus |
spider beetle |
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| Ptinidae |
Niptus hololeucus |
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| Tenebrionidae |
Tenebrio molitor |
meal worm |
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| Tenebrionidae |
Tribolium castaneum |
flour beetle |
| Scarabaeidae |
Cetonia aurata |
rose beetle, rose chafer |
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| Scarabaeidae |
Geotrupes stercorosus |
dung beetle, dor beetle |
| Scarabaeidae |
Anisoplia sp. |
chafer |
| Scarabaeidae |
Melolontha melolontha |
cockchafer, May bug |
| Scarabaeidae |
Xytlotrupes gideon |
rhinoceros beetle, elephant beetle |
| Scarabaeidae |
Pachnoda marginata |
sun beetle |
| Scarabaeidae |
Aphodius sp. |
dung beetle |
| Lucanidae |
Lucanus lunifer |
stag beetle |
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| Lucanidae |
Lucanus cervus |
stag beetle |
| Cerambycidae |
Aromia moschata |
musk beetle, longhorn |
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| Cerambycidae |
Stenocorus meridianus |
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| Cerambycidae |
Rhagium bifasciatum |
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| Cerambycidae |
Strangalia quadrifasciata |
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| Chrysomelidae |
Chrysomela populi |
poplar leaf beetle |
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| Chrysomelidae |
Donacia simplex |
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| Bruchidae |
Bruchus pisorum |
pea beetle, pea weevil |
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| Curculionidae |
Otiorhynchus sulcatus |
vine weevil |
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| Curculionidae |
Phyllobius sp. |
weevil |
| Curculionidae |
Sitophilus granarius |
granary weevil |
| Curculionidae |
Phytobius waltoni |
aquatic weevil |
| Curculionidae |
Hylobius abietis |
Pine weevil |
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