The Beautiful World of Beetles: Welcome to Coleoptera

[Greg Shchepanek]

Brilliant capture Javier Ruperez such a beautiful little guy

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

The lovely lady bug the natives are hard to find. Seven-Spotted Ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata) Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, United States.

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

Seven-Spotted Ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata) Frank Ryan Park, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

 

[Helix_2648]

Here are some bugs from my last trip:




...and this one is from last year...

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

Banded Longhorn (Typocerus velutinus) Alleyn-et-Cawood, Québec, Canada.

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

Flatheaded Appletree Borer (Chrysobothris femorata) Alleyn-et-Cawood, Québec, Canada.

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle (Labidomera clivicollis) Constance Bay, Ottawa River, Ontario, Canada.

Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/4.0 4.3 mm 1/200 100 Flash (off, did not fire)

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

Red-shouldered Pine Borer (Stictoleptura canadensis) Pukaskwa National Park of Canada • Ontario, Canada.

Sony DSC-RX100M2 • 10.4-37.1 mm f/1.8-4.9 • ƒ/4.0 10.4 mm 1/100 160 Flash (off, did not fire)

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

Bronzed Tiger Beetle (Cicindela repanda) Long Point Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. Ramsar site no. 237.

Panasonic DMC-ZS60 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/800 80 Flash (off, did not fire)

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

American Carrion Beetle (Necrophila americana) Alleyn-et-Cawood, Québec, Canada.

Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/60 320 Flash (off, did not fire)