Beetles

Dicronorhina sp., rose chafer beetle

A rose chafer beetle from Africa from the family Scarabaeidae; Cetoniinae. Chafer beetles have a characteristic V-shape where their wings meet and are a member of the same family as dung beetles. Date:

© Mary Evans / Natural History Museum

Angiosperm, Angiospermae, Animal, Arthropod, Arthropoda, Beetle, Cetoniidae, Cetoniinae, Chafer, Chafer Beetle, Coleoptera, Dicot, Dicotyledon, Dicronorhina, Entomological, Eudicot, Eurosid, Fabidae, Flower Beetle, Flower Chafer, Flower Scarab, Flowering Plant, Fruit Chafer, Green, Hexapod, Hexapoda, Insect, Insecta, Insects, Invertebrata, Invertebrate

20th Century Art: Weevil (Rhopalomesites tardyi), 1998 by Ma

Watercolour. Russell is an example of a scientist turned artist. Trained initially as an entomologist his combined love of beetles and art resulted in a series of exceptional drawings of weevils. Date:

© Mary Evans / Natural History Museum

1990s, 1998, 20th Century, 20th Century Art Weevil, Animal, Animals, Arthropod, Arthropoda, Artwork, Beetle, Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Curculionoidea, Entomological, Hexapod, Hexapoda, Illustration, Insect, Insecta, Insects, Invertebrata, Invertebrate, Mark Ines, Mark Ines Russell, One, Painting, Rhopalomesites, Rhopalomesites Tardyi, Russell, True Weevil

Acanthocnemus nigricans (Hope), little ash beetle

Lateral view of the female little ash beetle (Acanthocnemus nigricans). This specimen was collected by G.D. Bryant on 12th January 1905 from the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. Date:

© Mary Evans / Natural History Museum

Acanthocnemidae, Acanthocnemus, Acanthocnemus Nigricans, Animal, Animals, Arthropod, Arthropoda, Ash, Australasia, Australia, Beetle, Coleoptera, Entomology, Europe, Female, Great Britain, Hexapod, Hexapoda, Hope, Insect, Insecta, Insects, Invertebrata, Invertebrate, Lateral, Lateral View, Little, Little Ash Beetle, New, One, Polyphaga