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.
You probably couldn't draw a mole cricket if someone asked you to, but you almost certainly could depict a ladybug. Or maybe you don't know as much as you think you do about this backyard beetle. See more »
You probably couldn't draw a mole cricket if someone asked you to, but you almost certainly could depict a ladybug. Or maybe you don't know as much as you think you do about this backyard beetle.
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Beetle, an insect with specialized forewings, or outer wings, that form an extremely durable covering called an elytra.
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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.
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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, a destructive insect that attacks the foliage, blossoms, roots, and fruit of plants.
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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.
See more »Bean Beetle, or Mexican Bean Beetle, a type of ladybug that is an agricultural pest.
See more »Boll Weevil, a small, grayish-brown snout beetle. It feeds on the bolls (unopened seed pods) of the cotton plant and on cotton buds.
See more »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.
See more »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.
See more »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.
See more »Click Beetle, a beetle with a flexible joint between the first and second segments of the thorax.
See more »Deathwatch Beetle, a beetle that produces a ticking sound by tapping its jaw on wood during the mating season.
See more »Flour Beetle, or Flour Weevil, a tiny beetle that infests flour and cereal grains.
See more »Glowworm, the wingless, wormlike female or the larva of a beetle related to the firefly.
See more »Goldsmith Beetle, a large, golden-yellow beetle found in the eastern United States.
See more »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.
See more »May Beetle, or June Bug, a large brown beetle. It is common in the central and southern United States.
See more »Potato Beetle, any of three species of yellow, striped beetles that prey on the potato plant.
See more »Weevil, a tiny beetle that does enormous damage to growing plants and stored grains.
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