Speaking of beetles, do you think of the seven-star ladybug first, in fact, beetles have a lot of beautiful looks! Although beetles represent only 40% of known insect species, they represent 25% of life species on Earth. Beetles are small in size but have complex and diverse morphologies.
Giraffe weevil
It is endemic to the island of Madagascar, the giraffe weevil with its slender neck, it is a very aggressive beetle. As a sexual dimorphic species, female individuals have slightly shorter necks than males.
Jewelry Beetle
They have a shimmering appearance, and the gem beetle is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful Coleoptera insects in the world, and their hard, glowing forewing wings have long been used in jewelry, embroidered textiles, and other decorative arts. It appears in Asian countries such as China, Japan, India, Thailand and Myanmar.
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Bright tortoiseshell
They have a surreal golden texture and transparent wing sheath, and the species shown in the picture is Aspidimorpha sanctaecrucis, which lives in Southeast Asia. Other species of bright tortoiseshell are known as Chariotella sexpunctata and live in the Americas.
cockchafer
Once widely distributed throughout Europe, their voracious appetite made them agricultural pests, and the heavy use of insecticides in the mid-20th century led to a sharp decline in scarab beetle populations.
Potato beetle
This beetle has a bright orange-yellow color and looks very gorgeous, but such a beautiful appearance obscures their "true identity" - potato pest. Over the past century, farmers have used a variety of pesticides to kill this voracious beetle, yet potato beetles are able to quickly develop resistance to chemicals.
Flower golden turtle
The name of the flower turtle leads to the idea that they may prefer to eat flowers, when in fact they feed mainly on plant pollen, nectar and fruit. They have brilliant exterior colors.
Xiaobian can't figure it out, why Xiaobian has never seen such a beautiful beetle... This one by one is shining, all beautiful in heaven, okay! Is it that there are no such beautiful beetles in the north where the editor lives, or do they not live in our country at all?
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