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Beetles

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

Red-headed Cardinal Beetle

Red-headed cardinal beetle

Orange Ladybird

Orange ladybird

2-spot Ladybird

2-spot ladybird

Deathwatch beetle

Deathwatch beetle

Eyed Ladybird

Eyed ladybird

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot ladybird

Green Tiger Beetle

Green tiger beetle

14-spot Ladybird

14-spot ladybird

Violet ground beetle

Violet ground beetle

22-spot Ladybird

22-spot ladybird

Common Sexton Beetle

Common sexton beetle

Musk Beetle

Musk beetle

Stag Beetle

Stag beetle

Bloody-nosed Beetle

Bloody-nosed beetle

Lesser stag beetle

Lesser stag beetle

Green Tortoise Beetle

Green tortoise beetle

Rhinoceros Beetle

Rhinoceros beetle

Great Diving Beetle

Great diving beetle

Male minotaur beetle

Minotaur beetle

Whirligig Beetle

Whirligig beetle

Common Cockchafer

Common cockchafer

Violet click beetle

Violet click beetle

Rose Chafer

Rose chafer

Harlequin Ladybird

Harlequin ladybird

Coppery Click Beetle

Coppery click beetle

Noble chafer beetle

Noble chafer

Common Red Soldier Beetle

Common red soldier beetle

Wasp Beetle

Wasp beetle

Glow-worm

Glow-worm

Devil's Coach Horse

Devil's coach horse

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