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Temple of Ramses III. Reliefs winged beetles with wings outsTemple 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
Two beetles and a butterfly on a Christmas cardTwo green beetles and a red admiral butterfly on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Dragonfly and beetle on a Christmas cardDragonfly and beetle playing in the grass on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Three insects and a snail on a Christmas card, progressing slowly along a country road. Date: circa 1890s
Beetle with telescope on a New Year cardBeetle with a telescope on a New Year card, looking at the crescent moon. Date: circa 1890s
Beetles carrying presents on a Christmas cardTwo red beetles carrying a basket of presents through the snow on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Beetle with holly on a Christmas cardBeetle with holly in the snow on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Pink and white flowers with beetles on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Beetle with mistletoe on a New Year cardBeetle with mistletoe in the snow on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Boy and girl with large ladybird on a Christmas cardBoy and girl with a large red and black ladybird on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Green leaves and red beetles on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Spray of leaves and an insect on a New Year cardSpray of blue, green and orange leaves and an insect on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Spray of brown and green leaves on a Christmas cardSpray of brown and green leaves with an insect on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Frogs playing hide and seek on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Two frogs and beetle on a cutout greetings cardTwo frogs and a beetle on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1890s
Plant, Fruit & InsectsDuroia and Dytiscus Showing the fruit and leaves of the plant plus 5 species of water beetle (although 6 beetles are present). Date: 1803
Goliathus goliatus, goliath beetleAn x-ray image of the goliath beetle, Goliathus goliatus, showing shotgun wounds
Carabus sp. beetlesWatercolour from the Thomas Hardwicke Collection, c.1820s Date: circa 1820
Various Scarabaeus spWatercolour and ink from Drawings of Mandibulata Insects of India, Thomas Hardwicke Collection; 1822 Date: 1822
Ceroglossus BeetleOne of the specimens collected from the Andes of Chile by Charles Darwin during his five year voyage on the HMS Beagle (1831 - 1836)
English Insects illustration of Longhorn beetles by James BaIllustrated plate from The Genera Insectorum of Linnaeus exemplified by various specimens of English insects drawn from Nature (1781) by James Barbut. Date: 1781
Wallaces Long armed beetleEuchirus longimanus, a long armed scarab beetle collected by Wallace in Amboyna, the Molucca Islands, Indonesia
Morron beetle of New South Wales, Australia, Eupoecila australasiae.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from The Naturalists Pocket Magazine; or
Rhinoceros beetle brought from the island of Guadaloupe, Dynastes hercules.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from The Naturalists Pocket Magazine; or
Vegetating mite, Acarus vegetans Larva of theVegetating mite, Acarus vegetans. Larva of the common acarus beetle, Acarus coleoptratorum.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1800
Flower chafer (scarab beetle), Dicronorrhina micans.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany 1812
Giant flower beetle, Mecynorrhina torquata.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany 1812
Goliath beetle, Goliathus goliatus.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792
Long-horned beetle, Macrodontia cervicornis VulnerableLong-horned beetle, Macrodontia cervicornis. Vulnerable.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792
Giant metallic ceiba borer beetle, Euchroma gigantea.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792
Harlequin beetle, Acrocinus longimanus.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792
Midas beetle, Heliocopris midas.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792
Death watch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792
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
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
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
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
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
Darkling Beetle - runs for a cover after feeding at dawn (Sympiezocnemis gigantea). sand dunes of Central Karacum desert - Turkmenistan - Spring - April
Darkling Beetle - crosses tracks of other similar beetles (Sympiezocnemis gigantea). sand dunes of Karakum desert - Turkmenistan - Spring - March
Weevil beetle - on dry branch of a Saxaul bush - Central Karakum desert (Curculionidae sp.). Turkmenistan - Spring - April
Ground Beetle - sand dunes of Central Karakum desert (Scarites sp.). Turkmenistan - Spring - April
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
Darkling Beetle - in the evening (Sternodes caspicus Pallas). Turkmenistan - Central Karakum Desert - Spring - April
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
Darkling Beetle - runs in sand dunes of Karakum desert in the evening (Sternodes caspicus Pallas). Turkmenistan - Central Karakum Desert - Spring - April
Weevil - on Tamarisk (Tamaricaceae sp. ) beetleWeevil - on Tamarisk (Tamaricaceae sp.) beetle feeds on tamarisk plant (Curculionidae sp.). near Karakum canal - Turkmenistan - Spring - April
Darkling Beetle - along with various prints left on sand after night activity of beetles, lizards and jerboa (Sympiezocnemis gigantea)