COLEOPTERA - Neil's Wildlife Journal

beetles and weevils

CMR Blister Beetle [Hycleus oculatus]

Adult on Lemonyellow Rosemallow (Hibiscus calyphyllus) - Location : Nthandanyathi Hide, near Lower Sabie, Kruger National Park, South Africa – Date of image : 06 Mar 2008

Two-banded Blister-beetle [Mylabris bifasciata]

Adult on Blue Morning Glory (Ipomoea involucrata) - Location : Zogota, Nzérékoré prefecture, Guinea – Date of image : 16 Nov 2009

Red-tipped Flower Beetle [Malachius bipustulatus]

Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 19 May 2025

tumbling flower beetle [Mordellistena neuwaldeggiana]

Adult on Hogweed - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 May 2025

tumbling flower beetle [Variimorda villosa]

Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 11 Jul 2021

tumbling flower beetle [Variimorda villosa]

Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Sep 2021

tumbling flower beetle [Variimorda villosa]

Adult on Ox-eye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 14 Jul 2024

tumbling flower beetle [Variimorda villosa]

Adult on Ox-eye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 17 Jul 2025

Common Pollen Beetle [Brassicogethes aeneus]

Adult on Hieracium sp. - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Jul 2021

False Blister Beetle [Oedemera lurida]

Adult female on Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Jul 2021

Thick-legged Flower Beetle [Oedemera nobilis]

Adult male on Dog-rose (Rosa canina) - Location : Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, East Sussex, England – Date of image : 19 Jun 2015

Thick-legged Flower Beetle [Oedemera nobilis]

Adult female on Wild Carrot (Daucus carota) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jun 2015

shining flower beetle [Olibrus aeneus]

Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Aug 2021

Black-headed Cardinal Beetle [Pyrochroa coccinea]

Adult - Location : Warnham Nature Reserve, Horsham, Surrey, England – Date of image : 13 May 2025

Centaurus Beetle [Augosoma centaurus]

Adults – Location : Zogota, Nzérékoré prefecture, Guinea – Date of image : 08 Apr 2010

Rose Chafer [Cetonia aurata]

Adult on Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 14 Jul 2024

Rose Chafer [Cetonia aurata]

Adult on Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 14 Jul 2024

Fork-horned Rhino Beetle [Cyphonistes vallatus]

Adult – Location : Atlasville, Boksburg, Gauteng, South Africa - Date of image : 11 Dec 2006

Fork-horned Rhino Beetle [Cyphonistes vallatus]

Adult – Location : Atlasville, Boksburg, Gauteng, South Africa - Date of image : 11 Dec 2006

Trident Dung Beetle [Heliocopris neptunus ?]

Female (?) – Location : Ngwenya Lodge, near Komatipoort, Mpumalanga, South Africa – Date of image : 07 Mar 2007