beetles library

Beetles are all part of the Insect Class and within the Order Coleoptera. There are more than 350,000 species of beetles worldwide; this makes up about 40% of known insects.

Chafer

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Chafer, any of several scarab beetles that feed on leaves or flowers. The rose chafer is a pest that damages roses and fruit trees. See more »

Beetle

Beetle

Beetle, an insect with specialized forewings, or outer wings, that form an extremely durable covering called an elytra.

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Chafer

Chafer

Chafer, any of several scarab beetles that feed on leaves or flowers. The rose chafer is a pest that damages roses and fruit trees.

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Firefly

Firefly

Firefly, or Lightning Bug, a beetle that produces light. The light is produced in special organs called photophores located on the underside of the abdomen.

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Japanese Beetle

Japanese Beetle

Japanese Beetle, a destructive insect that attacks the foliage, blossoms, roots, and fruit of plants.

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Ladybug

Ladybug

Ladybug, or Ladybird, a small beetle. Members of most species, both as larvae and as adults, feed on garden pests such as aphids, scale insects, and mealybugs.

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Bean Beetle

Bean Beetle, or Mexican Bean Beetle, a type of ladybug that is an agricultural pest.

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Boll Weevil

Boll Weevil, a small, grayish-brown snout beetle. It feeds on the bolls (unopened seed pods) of the cotton plant and on cotton buds.

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Bombardier Beetle

Bombardier Beetle, a beetle named for its unique method of defense. When pursued, it discharges a toxic fluid from glands at the base of the abdomen.

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Bookworm

Bookworm, a name given to the grub of any one of several different beetles. Bookworms are especially fond of old leather book bindings, which they riddle with holes.

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Carpet Beetle

Carpet Beetle, an insect whose grub (larva) eats holes in carpets and clothing. The grub is about ΒΌ inch (6 millimeters) long and covered with hair.

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Click Beetle

Click Beetle, a beetle with a flexible joint between the first and second segments of the thorax.

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Deathwatch Beetle

Deathwatch Beetle, a beetle that produces a ticking sound by tapping its jaw on wood during the mating season.

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Flour Beetle

Flour Beetle, or Flour Weevil, a tiny beetle that infests flour and cereal grains.

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Glowworm

Glowworm, the wingless, wormlike female or the larva of a beetle related to the firefly.

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Goldsmith Beetle

Goldsmith Beetle, a large, golden-yellow beetle found in the eastern United States.

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Hercules Beetle

Hercules Beetle, a large, dark insect found in tropical America. The male, about five inches (13 cm) long, is one of the largest insects known.

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May Beetle

May Beetle, or June Bug, a large brown beetle. It is common in the central and southern United States.

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Potato Beetle

Potato Beetle, any of three species of yellow, striped beetles that prey on the potato plant.

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Weevil

Weevil, a tiny beetle that does enormous damage to growing plants and stored grains.

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