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Morpho menelaus, Cramers blue butterfly
Kunga cakeIn East Africa huge clouds of midges that rise out of the tropical rivers and lakes are caught by the millions and squeezed into solid blocks and cooked as kunga cake
Calliphora, bluebottleA bluebottle laying eggs on carrion
Tabanus aeneus Surcouf, horse flyPlate 67 from a drawings collection of Oriental and African blood-sucking flies.. Watercolour and ink on paper, c.1906 by Grace Edwards (1875-1926). Held in the Library and Archives Date: circa 1906
Unpublished lepidoptera watercolour by Eleazar AlbinPlate from an album of unpublished watercolours of Lepidoptera by Eleazar Albin, 1720. Species depicted have not yet been identified
Carabus intricatus, blue ground beetle
Lycaenidae, hairstreak butterfliesOriginal drawing for a plate in A field guide to the butterflies of the West Indies. Artwork by Brian Hargreaves. This image must not be used without permission from Brian Hargreaves
Limoniscus violaceus, violet click
Dynastes hercules, hercules beetleHercules beetles are from Central and South America are among the longest beetles with males reaching 190 mm (7.5 inches) in length
Euchroma gigantea, giant jewel beetleA specimen of a giant jewel beetle a member of the family (Buprestidae) from South America, from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London
Ornithoptera allottei, birdwing butterflyImage of the underside of a mounted male specimen of a birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera allottei)
Dicronorhina sp. rose chafer beetleA 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
The anus of a bot flyScanning electron microscope image of the anus of a bot fly. Image on display in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London
Dermestes lardarius, larder beetleThe larder beetle is a small, dark-coloured beetle with grey and black markings. Body length 7 mm, scale indicated by pin head on the right
Prosopocoilus confucius (Hope), stag beetleDetail of a stag beetle (Prosopocoilus confucius) native to N. India, China and southeast towards Vietnam
Adonis blue butterfly from the collections at the Natural History Museum, London
Aphodius niger, Beaulieu dung beetleA mounted specimen of a Beaulieu dung beetle (Aphodius niger) this beetle has only ever been found in the New Forest, Hampshire
Splendour beetleClose-up of splendour beetle with legs outstretched. Specimen held within the Entomology Department at the Natural History Museum, London
Rhyniognatha hirstiA pair of jaws (mandibles) preserved in a fragment of Rhynie Chert and mounted on a glass microscope slide. This is the worlds oldest fossil insect part
Lucanus cervus Linnaeus, stag beetleClassis I Tab V from Insecten-Belustigung 1746-61, Volume 2 by August Johann R von Rosenhof (1705-1759)
Xanthopan morganii praedicta, Madagascan sphinx mothDarwins sphinx moth, found in Madagascar. The species as a whole is known as Morgans sphinx
Beetles illustrationAn illustration of beetles from Sebae Rerum Naturalium, 1765 by D Albert Seba
Pepsis heros, tarantula hawk waspThe tarantula hawk wasp has a wingspan of 11cm, and a body length up to 7cm. As their name suggests, they feed on tarantual spiders
Titanus giganteus, South American longhorn or titan beetleThe South American longhorn or Titan beetle is largest known beetle and inhabits the Amazon forests
Clitoria ternatea Linn. butterfly peaFrom the Botanical Collection of Indian Drawings. Artist unknown. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Papilio ulysses telegonus, swallowtail butterflyButterfly from Australasia/Batjan etc. On display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London
Beetle collectionA diverse collection of beetle specimens held in the collections of the Natural History Museum, London
A collection of beetlesA diverse selection of beetles (coleoptera) from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London
Moth eggScanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a moth egg (x 90). The caterpillar emerges by chewing through the shell
Idea idea, idea tree nymphPlate 24, an illustration of a pair of idea tree nymphs from Insects of India by Edward Donovan (1768-1837)
Copris fallaciosus, Kenyan dung beetleDung beetle specimen from the family Scarabaeidae, held at the Natural History Museum, London
Mellissius eudoxus, scarab beetleA species of scarab beetle from St. Helena, from the Scarabaeidae family (Wollastons Rutelidae, Dynastidae)
Adoretus versutus, rose beetleA species of rose beetle from St. Helena. Specimen from the Scarabaeidae family (Wollastons Rutelidae, Dynastidae)
Aplothorax burchelli, giant ground beetleA specimen of a giant ground beetle (Aplothorax burchelli) from St. Helena, held in the entomology collections of the Natural History Museum, London
Max Barclay with Malthodes lobatus, whitehawk soldier beetleThis new beetle was discovered in Brighton, U.K in 2003 by Max Barclay an entomologist at the Natural History Museum, London
Titanus giganteus (left), Dynastes hercules (right)The South American longhorn beetle (left) at 160 mm long and the hercules beetle (right) 170 mm long. Two of the largest beetles in the world
Titanus giganteus L. South American longhorn beetleThis is the largest beetle in the world, measuring between 12 and 20 cms in length. They live in the rainforests of French Guiana and Brazil
Heteronychus arator, black beetleA species of black beetle from St. Helena, from the Scarabaeidae family (Wollastons Rutelidae, Dynastidae)
Tunga penetrans, chigoe fleaThis species of flea is commonly known as a jigger, chigoe or sand-flea
Titanus giganteus L. titan beetleThe titan is the largest beetle in the world. Measuring between 12 and 20 cms in length, this specimen was 15 cms. They live in the rainforests of French Guiana and Brazil
Megachile pluto, Wallaces giant bee
Beetle specimens from the Wallace collectionSpecimens collected by Alfred Russel Wallace now held in the Natural History Museum London
Coccinella sp. black spotted ladybirdScanning electron microscope image showing the head of a black spotted ladybird (x 9 on a standard 9 cm wide print). This image has been coloured artifically by computer
Cochliomyia hominivorax, new world screwworm pupariumThe pupa case or puparium of a new world screwworm originating from a human, contracted in Trinidad
Cordylobia anthropophaga, tumbu fly larvaeLarvae of the tumbu fly or putzi fly common in East and Central Africa. Photographed by Martin Hall
Cephalopina titillator, camel nasal botfly larvaeSpecimen of a camel nasal botfly (Cephalopina titillator) larvae collected from a camels nostrils, Chad, Africa. Photographed by Martin Hall
Dermatobia hominis, human botflySecond stage of the human botfly (Dermatobia hominis) in leg - contracted in Bolivia. Photographed by Martin Hall
Danaus chrysippus, plain tiger butterflyPhotograph of a specimen of a plain tiger butterfly collected from Southern Europe