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Beetle Collection (page 6)

Background imageBeetle Collection: Sacred beetle. Giant statue, built by Pharaoh Amenhotep III

Sacred beetle. Giant statue, built by Pharaoh Amenhotep III
Egyptian Art. Sacred beetle. Giant statue, built by Pharaoh Amenhotep III (Imenhetep III). Represents Khepri, god of sunrise. Sacred Lake. Temple of Karnak. Around Luxor. Dynasty XVIII. New Kingdom

Background imageBeetle Collection: Temple of Ramses III. Reliefs winged beetles with wings outs

Temple of Ramses III. Reliefs winged beetles with wings outs
Temple of Ramses III. Reliefs depicting winged beetles with wings outstretched as a symbol of protection. New Kingdom. (1550-1069 b.C). Twentieth dynasty. Thebes. Medinet-Habou. Egypt

Background imageBeetle Collection: Two beetles and a butterfly on a Christmas card

Two beetles and a butterfly on a Christmas card
Two green beetles and a red admiral butterfly on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBeetle Collection: Dragonfly and beetle on a Christmas card

Dragonfly and beetle on a Christmas card
Dragonfly and beetle playing in the grass on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBeetle Collection: Three insects and a snail on a Christmas card

Three insects and a snail on a Christmas card, progressing slowly along a country road. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBeetle Collection: Beetle with telescope on a New Year card

Beetle with telescope on a New Year card
Beetle with a telescope on a New Year card, looking at the crescent moon. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBeetle Collection: Beetles carrying presents on a Christmas card

Beetles carrying presents on a Christmas card
Two red beetles carrying a basket of presents through the snow on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBeetle Collection: Beetle with holly on a Christmas card

Beetle with holly on a Christmas card
Beetle with holly in the snow on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBeetle Collection: Pink and white flowers with beetles on a New Year card

Pink and white flowers with beetles on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBeetle Collection: Beetle with mistletoe on a New Year card

Beetle with mistletoe on a New Year card
Beetle with mistletoe in the snow on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBeetle Collection: Boy and girl with large ladybird on a Christmas card

Boy and girl with large ladybird on a Christmas card
Boy and girl with a large red and black ladybird on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBeetle Collection: Green leaves and red beetles on a Christmas card

Green leaves and red beetles on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBeetle Collection: Spray of leaves and an insect on a New Year card

Spray of leaves and an insect on a New Year card
Spray of blue, green and orange leaves and an insect on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBeetle Collection: Spray of brown and green leaves on a Christmas card

Spray of brown and green leaves on a Christmas card
Spray of brown and green leaves with an insect on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBeetle Collection: Frogs playing hide and seek on a Christmas card

Frogs playing hide and seek on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBeetle Collection: Two frogs and beetle on a cutout greetings card

Two frogs and beetle on a cutout greetings card
Two frogs and a beetle on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBeetle Collection: Plant, Fruit & Insects

Plant, Fruit & Insects
Duroia and Dytiscus Showing the fruit and leaves of the plant plus 5 species of water beetle (although 6 beetles are present). Date: 1803

Background imageBeetle Collection: Carabus sp. beetles

Carabus sp. beetles
Watercolour from the Thomas Hardwicke Collection, c.1820s Date: circa 1820

Background imageBeetle Collection: Various Scarabaeus sp

Various Scarabaeus sp
Watercolour and ink from Drawings of Mandibulata Insects of India, Thomas Hardwicke Collection; 1822 Date: 1822

Background imageBeetle Collection: Ceroglossus Beetle

Ceroglossus Beetle
One of the specimens collected from the Andes of Chile by Charles Darwin during his five year voyage on the HMS Beagle (1831 - 1836)

Background imageBeetle Collection: English Insects illustration of Longhorn beetles by James Ba

English Insects illustration of Longhorn beetles by James Ba
Illustrated plate from The Genera Insectorum of Linnaeus exemplified by various specimens of English insects drawn from Nature (1781) by James Barbut. Date: 1781

Background imageBeetle Collection: Wallaces Long armed beetle

Wallaces Long armed beetle
Euchirus longimanus, a long armed scarab beetle collected by Wallace in Amboyna, the Molucca Islands, Indonesia

Background imageBeetle Collection: Morron beetle of New South Wales, Australia

Morron beetle of New South Wales, Australia, Eupoecila australasiae.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from The Naturalists Pocket Magazine; or

Background imageBeetle Collection: Rhinoceros beetle brought from the island of

Rhinoceros beetle brought from the island of Guadaloupe, Dynastes hercules.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from The Naturalists Pocket Magazine; or

Background imageBeetle Collection: Vegetating mite, Acarus vegetans Larva of the

Vegetating mite, Acarus vegetans Larva of the
Vegetating mite, Acarus vegetans. Larva of the common acarus beetle, Acarus coleoptratorum.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1800

Background imageBeetle Collection: Flower chafer (scarab beetle), Dicronorrhina micans

Flower chafer (scarab beetle), Dicronorrhina micans.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany 1812

Background imageBeetle Collection: Giant flower beetle, Mecynorrhina torquata

Giant flower beetle, Mecynorrhina torquata.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany 1812

Background imageBeetle Collection: Goliath beetle, Goliathus goliatus

Goliath beetle, Goliathus goliatus.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792

Background imageBeetle Collection: Long-horned beetle, Macrodontia cervicornis Vulnerable

Long-horned beetle, Macrodontia cervicornis Vulnerable
Long-horned beetle, Macrodontia cervicornis. Vulnerable.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792

Background imageBeetle Collection: Giant metallic ceiba borer beetle, Euchroma gigantea

Giant metallic ceiba borer beetle, Euchroma gigantea.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792

Background imageBeetle Collection: Harlequin beetle, Acrocinus longimanus

Harlequin beetle, Acrocinus longimanus.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792

Background imageBeetle Collection: Midas beetle, Heliocopris midas

Midas beetle, Heliocopris midas.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792

Background imageBeetle Collection: Death watch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum

Death watch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792

Background imageBeetle Collection: The return of the flower fairies

The return of the flower fairies.. Handcolored steel engraving by C. Geoffrois after an illustration by Jean Ignace Isidore Grandville from Les Fleurs Animees, Flower Fairies, Paris

Background imageBeetle Collection: Lilac flower fairy, Syringa vulgaris

Lilac flower fairy, Syringa vulgaris.. Handcolored steel engraving by C. Geoffrois after an illustration by Jean Ignace Isidore Grandville from Les Fleurs Animees, Flower Fairies, Paris

Background imageBeetle Collection: Sensitive plant flower fairy, Mimosa pudica

Sensitive plant flower fairy, Mimosa pudica.. Handcolored steel engraving by C. Geoffrois after an illustration by Jean Ignace Isidore Grandville from Les Fleurs Animees, Flower Fairies, Paris

Background imageBeetle Collection: Title page illustration with flower fairies

Title page illustration with flower fairies hanging from a plant.. Handcolored steel engraving by C. Geoffrois after an illustration by Jean Ignace Isidore Grandville from Les Fleurs Animees

Background imageBeetle Collection: Cornflower and poppy flower fairies

Cornflower and poppy flower fairies.. Handcolored steel engraving by C. Geoffrois after an illustration by Jean Ignace Isidore Grandville from Les Fleurs Animees, Flower Fairies, Paris

Background imageBeetle Collection: Darkling Beetle - runs for a cover after feeding at dawn

Darkling Beetle - runs for a cover after feeding at dawn (Sympiezocnemis gigantea). sand dunes of Central Karacum desert - Turkmenistan - Spring - April

Background imageBeetle Collection: Darkling Beetle - crosses tracks of other similar beetles

Darkling Beetle - crosses tracks of other similar beetles (Sympiezocnemis gigantea). sand dunes of Karakum desert - Turkmenistan - Spring - March

Background imageBeetle Collection: Weevil beetle - on dry branch of a Saxaul bush

Weevil beetle - on dry branch of a Saxaul bush - Central Karakum desert (Curculionidae sp.). Turkmenistan - Spring - April

Background imageBeetle Collection: Ground Beetle - sand dunes of Central Karakum desert

Ground Beetle - sand dunes of Central Karakum desert (Scarites sp.). Turkmenistan - Spring - April

Background imageBeetle Collection: Cockchafer Beetle (close relative of May bug)

Cockchafer Beetle (close relative of May bug) - adult female - at night (Chioneosoma komarovi ). Central Karakum desert - hides in Saxaul bush during mating period - waiting for a male to come flying

Background imageBeetle Collection: Darkling Beetle - in the evening

Darkling Beetle - in the evening (Sternodes caspicus Pallas). Turkmenistan - Central Karakum Desert - Spring - April

Background imageBeetle Collection: Darkling Beetle - emerges from day shelter in

Darkling Beetle - emerges from day shelter in sand where he buries itself to escape heat of the day (Sympiezocnemis gigantea). sand dunes of Karakum desert - Turkmenistan - Spring - March

Background imageBeetle Collection: Darkling Beetle - runs in sand dunes of Karakum

Darkling Beetle - runs in sand dunes of Karakum desert in the evening (Sternodes caspicus Pallas). Turkmenistan - Central Karakum Desert - Spring - April

Background imageBeetle Collection: Weevil - on Tamarisk (Tamaricaceae sp. ) beetle

Weevil - on Tamarisk (Tamaricaceae sp. ) beetle
Weevil - on Tamarisk (Tamaricaceae sp.) beetle feeds on tamarisk plant (Curculionidae sp.). near Karakum canal - Turkmenistan - Spring - April

Background imageBeetle Collection: Darkling Beetle - along with various prints left

Darkling Beetle - along with various prints left on sand after night activity of beetles, lizards and jerboa (Sympiezocnemis gigantea)



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