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Species

Beetles

A small, golden-brown beetle with a blunt rostrum and neat stripes on its back

Pea-leaf weevil

A black oil beetle hanging upside down from a branch. It's a large, plump shiny blue-black beetle with a swollen abdomen and bead-like antennae

Black oil beetle

Acorn weevil

King diving beetle

Great silver water beetle

Golden-bloomed grey longhorn beetle

Soldier beetle

Red-breasted carrion beetle

Black snail beetle

Rosemary beetle

Black-spotted longhorn beetle

Black-and-yellow longhorn beetle

Swollen-thighed beetle

Tansy beetle

Tansy beetle

14-spot Ladybird

14-spot ladybird

Common Cockchafer

Common cockchafer

Orange ladybird

Glow-worm

Glow-worm

Eyed Ladybird

Eyed ladybird

Harlequin Ladybird

Harlequin ladybird

2-spot ladybird

Coppery Click Beetle

Coppery click beetle

Red-headed Cardinal Beetle

Red-headed cardinal beetle

Common Sexton Beetle

Common sexton beetle

Whirligig Beetle

Whirligig beetle

Violet ground beetle

Violet ground beetle

Common Red Soldier Beetle

Common red soldier beetle

22-spot Ladybird

22-spot ladybird

Rhinoceros Beetle

Rhinoceros beetle

Violet click beetle

Violet click beetle

Stag beetle

Male minotaur beetle

Minotaur beetle

Noble chafer beetle

Noble chafer

Lesser stag beetle

Lesser stag beetle

Great Diving Beetle

Great diving beetle

Bloody-nosed beetle

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