Coleoptera: Beetles and Weevils | ClipArt ETC

This ClipArt gallery includes 561 illustrations of insects from the order Coleoptera, including beetles, weevils, borers, carabus, scarabs, and ladybugs (also known as ladybirds or lady beetles).

"A larger species from Brazil, with very long front legs."

Epinectus Sulcatus

"A larger species from Brazil, with very long front legs."

An illustration of a female blister beetle.

Female Blister Beetle

An illustration of a female blister beetle.

Fiery Hunter Beetle

Calosoma Calidum larva.

Calosoma Calidum adult.

Fiery Hunter Beetle

Calosoma Calidum adult.

Lebia Grandis insect.

Flat Ground Beetle

Lebia Grandis insect.

The Grapevine Flea Beetle (Altica chalybea). "a, leaf infested with larvae; b, larva; c, cocoon; d, beetle." -Whitney, 1911

Grapevine Flea Beetle

The Grapevine Flea Beetle (Altica chalybea). "a, leaf infested with larvae; b, larva; c, cocoon; d,…

Flour Beetle.

Flour Beetle

Flour Beetle.

Cetona Baxil.

Flower Chafer Beetle

Cetona Baxil.

"Smallish insects, generally of a black color, with the elytra rather shorter than the body, which is usually of a square form." — Goodrich, 1859

Four-Spotted Beetle

"Smallish insects, generally of a black color, with the elytra rather shorter than the body, which is…

The Handsome Fungus Beetle (Endomychus biguttatus) is an insect in the Cucujoidea superfamily of beetles.

Handsome Fungus Beetle

The Handsome Fungus Beetle (Endomychus biguttatus) is an insect in the Cucujoidea superfamily of beetles.

Fungus Beetle Larva

The larva of Erotylus boisduvali, a fungus beetle.

Fungus Beetle Larva

The larva of Erotylus boisduvali, a fungus beetle.

The ventral and dorsal view of the pupa of Erotylus boisduvali, a fungus beetle.

Fungus Beetle Pupa

The ventral and dorsal view of the pupa of Erotylus boisduvali, a fungus beetle.

Erotylus boisduvali, a fungus beetle. "e, beetle; f, palpus; g, tarsus, from below; h, terminal joint of tarsus, from above; i, antenna." -Whitney, 1911

Fungus Beetle

Erotylus boisduvali, a fungus beetle. "e, beetle; f, palpus; g, tarsus, from below; h, terminal joint…

Larva of Galerita Lecontei

"The innumerable tribe of Harpalidae (or Harpalinae) contains carnivorous beetles of very small size.…

"One of the largest European beetles, the Brown Hydrophile, <em>Hydrous piceus</em>, which is common in ponds in some localities, belongs to [the philhydrida]." — Goodrich, 1859

Giant Silver Beetle

"One of the largest European beetles, the Brown Hydrophile, Hydrous piceus, which is common…

Female Lampyris Noctiluca

"It has the power of making its natural torch shine or disappear at will. The luminous properties with…

"It has the power of making its natural torch shine or disappear at will. The luminous properties with which the females alone of these insects are endowed serve to reveal their presence to the opposite sex."

Male Lampyris Noctiluca

"It has the power of making its natural torch shine or disappear at will. The luminous properties with…

"Abounds in trees and gardens. When it is touched it disgorges a black and acrid saliva, and ejects from the abdomen a corrosive liquid of a disagreeable odor. It lives on the larvae of other insects."

Golden Ground Beetle (Carabus Auratus)

"Abounds in trees and gardens. When it is touched it disgorges a black and acrid saliva, and ejects…

Beetles that feed on sweet potato, morning glory, and other convolvulaceous plants.

Golden Tortoise Beetle

Beetles that feed on sweet potato, morning glory, and other convolvulaceous plants.

A goldsmith beetle fully grown. Light yellow in color.

Goldsmith Beetle

A goldsmith beetle fully grown. Light yellow in color.

The African goliath-beetles and the american elephant-beetles are the largest of all insects.

Goliath Beetle

The African goliath-beetles and the american elephant-beetles are the largest of all insects.

The Goliath beetles are among the largest insects on Earth, if measured in terms of size, bulk and weight. They are members of subfamily Cetoniinae, within the scarab beetle family. Goliath beetles can be found in many of Africa's tropical forests, where they feed primarily on tree sap and fruit. Little appears to be known of the larval cycle in the wild, but in captivity, Goliathus beetles have been successfully reared from egg to adult using protein-rich foods such as commercial cat and dog food. Goliath beetles measure from 60–110 millimetres (2.4–4.3 in) for males and 50–80 millimetres (2.0–3.1 in) for females, as adults, and can reach weights of up to 80–100 grams (2.8–3.5 oz) in the larval stage, though the adults are only about half this weight. The females range from a dark brown to silky white, but the males are nomally brown/white/black or black/white.

Goliath Beetle

The Goliath beetles are among the largest insects on Earth, if measured in terms of size, bulk and weight.…

"This represents the Goliaths. These insects often feed upon matter in a state of putrefaction. They are nature's undertakers. A great number live on the skins and flesh of dried animals; some attack roots, bark, wood, leaves and fruits. The male of the Goliaths, found on the coast of Guiana."

Goliathus Cacicus (Male)

"This represents the Goliaths. These insects often feed upon matter in a state of putrefaction. They…

"This represents the Goliaths. These insects often feed upon matter in a state of putrefaction. They are nature's undertakers. A great number live on the skins and flesh of dried animals; some attack roots, bark, wood, leaves and fruits."

Goliathus Derbyana

"This represents the Goliaths. These insects often feed upon matter in a state of putrefaction. They…

"This represents the Goliaths. These insects often feed upon matter in a state of putrefaction. They are nature's undertakers. A great number live on the skins and flesh of dried animals; some attack roots, bark, wood, leaves and fruits."

Goliathus Polyphemus

"This represents the Goliaths. These insects often feed upon matter in a state of putrefaction. They…

The Saw-Toothed Grain Beetle (Oryzaephilus surinamensis) is a beetle of the Silvanidae family and is named after the saw teeth on the sides of its prothorax.

Saw-Toothed Grain Beetle

The Saw-Toothed Grain Beetle (Oryzaephilus surinamensis) is a beetle of the Silvanidae family and is…

Dytiscus Harminieri, a genus of predatory, diving beetles that usually live in wetlands and ponds.

Great Diving Beetle

Dytiscus Harminieri, a genus of predatory, diving beetles that usually live in wetlands and ponds.

Dytiscus Harminieri, a genus of predatory, diving beetles that usually live in wetlands and ponds.

Great Diving Beetle

Dytiscus Harminieri, a genus of predatory, diving beetles that usually live in wetlands and ponds.

Great Diving Beetle

The pupa of the Dytiscus genus.

"A, Dytiscus Marginalis, or great Water-beetle; B, larva." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Great Diving Beetle

"A, Dytiscus Marginalis, or great Water-beetle; B, larva." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

"The <em>Dyticus marginalis</em>, a European species very common in ponds, attains a length of more than an inch." — Goodrich, 1859

Great Diving Beetle Adult and Larvae

"The Dyticus marginalis, a European species very common in ponds, attains a length of more…

"The <em>Dyticus marginalis</em>, a European species very common in ponds, attains a length of more than an inch." — Goodrich, 1859

Great Diving Beetle Female

"The Dyticus marginalis, a European species very common in ponds, attains a length of more…

One of the largest group of beetles, mostly having shiny, black bodies.

Ground Beetle

One of the largest group of beetles, mostly having shiny, black bodies.

One of the largest group of beetles, mostly having shiny, black bodies.

Ground Beetle

One of the largest group of beetles, mostly having shiny, black bodies.

Ground beetles or carabids are collective terms for the beetle family Carabidae. This is a large family, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, approximately 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe.

Ground Beetle

Ground beetles or carabids are collective terms for the beetle family Carabidae. This is a large family,…

Ega sallei is a species of insect in the Carabidae family of ground beetles.

Ground Beetle

Ega sallei is a species of insect in the Carabidae family of ground beetles.

Elaphrus riparius is a species of Ground Beetle in the Carabidae family.

Ground Beetle

Elaphrus riparius is a species of Ground Beetle in the Carabidae family.

The dorsal view of the Ground Beetle (Evarthrus orbatus), an insect in the Carabidae family of carabid beetles.

Dorsal View of Ground Beetle

The dorsal view of the Ground Beetle (Evarthrus orbatus), an insect in the Carabidae family of carabid…

"A distinct species, which exists in a little lake of mineral waters in France, where visitors amuse themselves by fishing for them with a line baited with bits of red cloth, which it attacks."

Gyrinus Distinctus

"A distinct species, which exists in a little lake of mineral waters in France, where visitors amuse…

"They swim rapidly, describing incessantly capricious circles. These movements have gained for them the name of Whirligigs. They have four eyes, the lower ones looking into the water, while the upper eyes look upward toward the air."

Gyrinus Natator

"They swim rapidly, describing incessantly capricious circles. These movements have gained for them…

Larva of Gyrinus Natator

"They swim rapidly, describing incessantly capricious circles. These movements have gained for them…

"The <em>Gyrinus Striatus</em> is found in the waters of Southern Europe. These insects are all small, not exceeding, as a rule, one fifth of an inch in length."

Gyrinus Striatus

"The Gyrinus Striatus is found in the waters of Southern Europe. These insects are all small,…

Ham Beetle

Red-legged ham-beetle, Corynetes rufipes species; larva.

Red-legged ham-beetle, Corynetes rufipes species; pupa.

Ham Beetle

Red-legged ham-beetle, Corynetes rufipes species; pupa.

Red-legged ham-beetle, Corynetes rufipes species; cocoon.

Ham Beetle

Red-legged ham-beetle, Corynetes rufipes species; cocoon.

Red-legged ham-beetle, Corynetes rufipes species; beetle.

Ham Beetle

Red-legged ham-beetle, Corynetes rufipes species; beetle.

"The innumerable tribe of Harpalidae (or Harpalinae) contains carnivorous beetles of very small size. Hidden under stones, in dry leaves, at the foot of trees, they attack a number of small insects, caterpillars, etc., exterminating a quantity of vermin."

Harpalus Aeneus

"The innumerable tribe of Harpalidae (or Harpalinae) contains carnivorous beetles of very small size.…

"The hercules beetle is a native of Brazil, sometimes attaining a length of five inches." — Goodrich, 1859

Hercules Beetle

"The hercules beetle is a native of Brazil, sometimes attaining a length of five inches." — Goodrich,…

Hister Arcuatus, or clown beetle. Small, oval, shining, very hard, black bronzed or greenish beetles, with the wing-covers cut off squarely behind, leaving the last segments of the abdomen exposed.

Hister Beetle

Hister Arcuatus, or clown beetle. Small, oval, shining, very hard, black bronzed or greenish beetles,…

Hister Bimaculatus, or clown beetle. Small, oval, shining, very hard, black bronzed or greenish beetles, with the wing-covers cut off squarely behind, leaving the last segments of the abdomen exposed.

Hister Beetle

Hister Bimaculatus, or clown beetle. Small, oval, shining, very hard, black bronzed or greenish beetles,…

"It is common in fresh waters. It must not be seized without taking precautions, as its breast is provided with a strong point, which pierces the skin."

Hydrophilus Piceus

"It is common in fresh waters. It must not be seized without taking precautions, as its breast is provided…

"At the end of two months the larva comes out of the water and burrows into the ground to undergo its metamorphosis into a pupa, which becomes a perfect insect a month afterward."

Pupa of the Hydrophilus Piceus

"At the end of two months the larva comes out of the water and burrows into the ground to undergo its…

"All vegetables, the vine, fruit trees, the ash, pine, etc., are eaten by some weevil or other."

Hylesinus Piniperda

"All vegetables, the vine, fruit trees, the ash, pine, etc., are eaten by some weevil or other."

"They are met with in South America. The males have an extraordinary head. They fly during the day around the great trees on which they live."

Inca Clathrata

"They are met with in South America. The males have an extraordinary head. They fly during the day around…

Ivory-Marked Beetle

The Ivory-Marked Beetle (Eburia quadrigeminata) is an insect in the Cerambycidae family of longhorn…

"Received its specific name on account of the fondness exhibited by its curious larva for bacon." — Goodrich, 1859

Lard Beetles

"Received its specific name on account of the fondness exhibited by its curious larva for bacon." —…

The larder-beetle, Dermestes lardarius species; larva.

Larder Beetle

The larder-beetle, Dermestes lardarius species; larva.

The larder-beetle, Dermestes lardarius species; adult beetle.

Larder Beetle

The larder-beetle, Dermestes lardarius species; adult beetle.

"The Popular-tree Golden bug, <em>chrysomela populi</em>, of a blueish-green, has a strong odor, and on being touched discharges a yellow liquid: found in Central Europe." &mdash Goodrich, 1859

Leaf Beetle

"The Popular-tree Golden bug, chrysomela populi, of a blueish-green, has a strong odor, and…