Insect Close-Ups

Detailed macro photographs of various beetles in natural settings, highlighting their unique characteristics and habitats.

Cricket on the ground

Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn on a leaf France

Scarab Beetle (Anomala cuprea), Mindo Cloud Forest, western slope of Andes, Ecuador

Longhron beetle (Trachystola granulata) in situ , Poring, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Garden Ground Beetle (Carabus Hortensis) On Decaying Wood. The Species Is A Common Woodland Species In Large Parts Of Europe. Photographed In Denmark.

Gitterlaufkaefer, Koernerwarze, Grosser Feldlaufkaefer, Kupferroter Laufkaefer Carabus cancellatus, Tachypus cancellatus, sitzt auf einem Blatt, Aufsicht, Deutschland, Baden-Wuerttemberg Cancellate ground beetle Carabus cancellatus, Tachypus cancellatus, sitting on a leaf, top view, Germany, Baden-Wuerttemberg BLWS722058 *** Lattice treadmill, Core wart, Big Feldlaufkaefer, coppery red Ground Beetles carabus cancellatus, Tachotype cancellatus , sits at a Leaf, Supervision, Germany, Bathing Wuerttemberg cancellate Ground Beetle carabus cancellatus, Tachotype cancellatus , Sitting ON a leaf, Top view, Germany, Bathing Wuerttemberg BLWS722058 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/R.xMartinx

Cockroach (Eurycotis sp) collecting honeydew from Lantern Bug (Enchophora rosacea), Costa Rica

Nettle Weevil (Phyllobius pomaceus) adult, on nettle leaf, Powys, Wales

Siberian timberman beetle on wood cut Denmark

Cricket on the ground

cockchafer on green sheet

Golden ground beetle (Carabus auratus)

Musk Beetle on dead wood Denmark

Black Vine Weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) adult, resting on leaf in garden, Belvedere, Bexley, Kent, England, october

Liguster-Blattwespe, Ligusterblattwespe, Weisspunktierte Eschenblattwespe, Weisspunktierte Eschen-Blattwespe Macrophya punctumalbum, sitzt auf einem Blatt, Deutschland Privet sawfly Macrophya punctumalbum, sitting on a leaf, Germany BLWS728388 *** Privet Leaf wasp, Privet leaf wasp, White spotted Ash leaf wasp, White spotted Eschen Blattwespe Braconids macrophya punctum album , sits at a Leaf, Germany Privet Sawfly Braconids macrophya punctum album , Sitting ON a leaf, Germany BLWS728388 Copyright: xblickwinkel/F.xHeckerx

Weevil, beetle, black and white, Las Tangaras Bird Reserve, Choco, Colombia Weevil, beetle, black and white, Las Tngaras Bird Reserve, Choc, Colombia Date:

Close-up of a tomb

Musk Beetle (Aromia moschata) on a reed leaf in summer, near a forest pond in the Reine forest massif, near Toul, Lorraine, France

Darkling Beetle (Lagria hirta) adult, standing on birch bark, Powys, Wales, october

Three-horned Rhinoceros Beetle (Chalcosoma moellenkampi), Tanjung Puting National Park, Borneo, Indonesia

Elephant Beetle (Megasoma Elephas) Female, Costa Rica

Bergwald-Laufkaefer, Bergwaldlaufkaefer, Robuster Bergwaldlaufkaefer Carabus silvestris, Weibchen am Boden auf Moos, Deutschland, Baden-Wuerttemberg Wood carabid beetle Carabus silvestris, female on moos, Germany, Baden-Wuerttemberg BLWS721454 *** Mountain forest Laufkaefer, Bergwaldlaufkaefer, More robust Mountain forest runner carabus silvestris , Female on Floor at Moss, Germany, Bathing Wuerttemberg Wood carabid Beetle carabus silvestris , Female ON moss, Germany, Bathing Wuerttemberg BLWS721454 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/R.xMartinx

Squash bug perched on flower buds; North Carolina, United States of America

Common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva), Common red soldier beetle

Mountain sand beetle, Cicindela sylvicola, beetle

Leafhopper (Amplimada quadrigatula) in situ, Mitsinjo, Madagascar

Horsefly (Haematopota pluvialis) on umbellifera, Regional Natural Park of Northern Vosges, France

Mating beetles

Status of the VELB is threatened, since 1980, but is currently a candidate to be de-listed (taken off the Endangered Species Act list). This female was found on the River Ranch Conservation Bank located at the north end of the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area be. Subjects: Threatened species; Insects. Location: California.

Metallic Woodboring Beetle (Buprestis aurulenta) portrait, close up, Mianmun, Papua New Guinea

Firefly (Lampyridae sp) on a leaf in mountain rainforest (2000 m) in the Peruvian Andes, Canaan, Peru

Cotton or hibiscus harlequin bug (Tectocoris diophthalmus) nymph feeding on a green leaf, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. April.

USA, Alabama, Huntsville. Mating cicadas, Huntsville Botanical Garden.

Cog-wheel Assasin Bug (Arilus carinatus), Mindo, Cloud Forest, West slope of Andes, Ecuador.

Cheloderus childreni is named after J. G. Children, the first keeper of the Zoology Department at the British Museum of Natural History.

Sexton Beetle infested with ticks in undergrowth France

Seerosen-Blattkaefer, Seerosenblattkaefer, Erdbeer-Kaefer, Erdbeerkaefer Galerucella nymphaeae, sitzt auf einem Blatt, Deutschland waterlily leaf beetle, water lily leaf beetle, waterlily beetle, water-lily beetle, pond-lily leaf-beetle Galerucella nymphaeae, sitting on a leaf, Germany BLWS708228 *** Water lilies Blattkaefer, Water lily leaf beetle, Strawberry Kaefer, Strawberry beetle galerucella Nymphaea , sits at a Leaf, Germany Waterlily Leaf beetle, Water Lily Leaf beetle, Waterlily beetle, Water Lily beetle, Pond Lily Leaf Beetle galerucella Nymphaea , Sitting ON a leaf, Germany BLWS708228 Copyright: xblickwinkel/F.xHeckerx

Large poplar buck, female

Wasp leaf (Arge gracilicornis), lateral, Germany, Europe

Macro image of cicada from brood II Cicada from Brood II in 2013 in Virginia. Detailed macro image of the cicadas in the branches of small tree Copyright: xZoonar.com/StevexHeapx 4804787

Tiger Beetle, Cicindelinae, Kentucky

Brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) 2nd instar larva

Beetle on a branch, dying, attacked by ants, Deramakot Forest Reserve which is a nature reserve in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia, Northern Borneo, Southeast Asia

Male of the common catchfly (Forficula auricularia) on leaf against a black background

Waldmistkäfer Waldmistkäfer Copyright: xZoonar.com/MartinaxBergx 8978122

Leaf beetle (Arima marginata), Provence, Southern France

Larva of bush cricket posed on a leaf Bulgaria

Spider in the Osa Peninsule in Costa Rica

Balkenschroeter, lesser stag beetle, Dorcus parallelipipedus

the large pine weevil

Blue-violet wood ground beetle, Carabus problematicus, beetle

Giraffe-necked Weevil (Trachelophorus abdominalis) on leaf, Analamazaotra Madagascar

Dark flying ceaver Cantharis obscura dark fly beetle, Cantharis obscura, oak soft beetle, oak soft kaefer, Black Soldier Beetle

European Striped Shield Bug on a plant stem Closeup shot of European Striped Shield Bug on a plant stem Copyright: xZoonar.com/RomanxMilertx 21933840

Dance Fly (Empis tessellata) adult, resting on leaf, Crossness Nature Reserve, Bexley, Kent, England, may

Adult black-spotted blackspotted pliers support beetle (Rhagium mordax) standing on cut oak stump (Quercus sp.), Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Giant Rainforest Bush Cricket on leaf . Date:

Flower Beetle (Phaedimus zebuanus), Mount Kiamo, Mindanao Island, Philippines

Assassin Bug (Heza sp) with aposematic coloration, Andes, Ecuador

Weevil moving on wood Belgium

Owl Butterfly (Caligo sp) caterpillar, Mindo, Pichincha Province, Ecuador, South America

Olimpia's Ground Beetle (Carabus olympiae) adult, feeds on snails, Italy, Europe

Katydid (Tettigoniidae) juvenile, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Ribbed pine borer (Rhagium inquisitor), Moenchbruch nature reserve, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Dung Beetle walking on the ground in Rambouillet forest

Dolden-Kurzdeckenbock, Doldenkurzdeckenbock Molorchus umbellatarum, sitzt auf einem Zweig, Aufsicht, Deutschland, Baden-Wuerttemberg lonhorn beetle Molorchus umbellatarum, sitting on a branch, Germany, Baden-Wuerttemberg BLWS721355 *** Umbels Short ceiling trestle, Conical short ceiling trestle Molorchus umbellatarum , sits at a Zweig, Supervision, Germany, Bathing Wuerttemberg lonhorn Beetle Molorchus umbellatarum , Sitting ON a branch, Germany, Bathing Wuerttemberg BLWS721355 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/R.xMartinx

Peru, Amazon River Basin, Madre de Dios province, Close-up of black scorpion on leaf.

Wild carrot wasp (Gasteruption jaculator) female, laying eggs in the nest of a Common Yellow-face bee (Hylaeus communis) in an insect hotel, Wiltshire garden, UK. July.

Golden Scarab Beetle (Plusiotis resplendens) portrait on leaf, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica

Grasshopper (Stauroderus scalaris) on flower stalk, Switzerland

Red Assassin Bug (Rhynocoris iracundus) adult, resting on fern frond, Italy, july

Bark Scorpion (Centruroides bicolor), eating a bug, Carate, Osa, Costa Rica

Assassin Bug (Reduviidae), Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador

Pole Borer Neandra brunnea

Colorado Potato Beetle or Ten-striped Spearman (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)

True Bug (Rhopalus subrufus), larva, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Lubber Grasshopper (Chromacris sp), Ecuador

Lantern Bug (Fulgora lampestris), Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Notch-horned cleg (Haematopota pluvialis), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

A couple of small heaths Eurydema ventralis on a green leaf, sunny day in summer, Vienna Austria Austria

Smooth Closing Mouth Snail (Cochlodina laminata), Smooth Closing Mouth Snails, Other animals, Snails, Animals, Molluscs, Plaited Door Snail adult, on bracket fungus, Brede High Woods, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Stag Beetle (Lucanus cervus), male, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Weevil (Sipalinus squalidus), Mabira NP, Uganda

Athous haemorrhoidalis (Athous haemorrhoidalis), Germany, Europe

Soldier beetles (Cantharis fusca), lateral, pair, copulating, Germany, Europe

Athous haemorrhoidalis (Athous haemorrhoidalis), common click beetle

Adult Oil beetle (Meloe proscarabeus) on the ground, Reillanne, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France

Stag Beetle Lucanus Cervus, Brittany, France, August 2006

Nashornkäfer Oryctes nasicornis - rhinoceros beetle Copyright: xZoonar.com/HendrikxFuchsx 1456318

Violet leaf beetle walking on the soil surface Closeup shot of violet leaf beetle walking on the soil surface Copyright: xZoonar.com/RomanxMilertx 22160338

Close-up of a Green shieldbug larva (Palomena prasina) resting on a leaf in a Norfolk wood margin in summer

Dragonfly (Odonata sp) very young nymph in a pond - city of Couffy - Loir et Cher - France

Marginal rose chafer (Anomala dubia)

Green Vegetable Bug (Nezara Viridula), Introduced Pest Species, 3Rd Instar, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia

Makroaufnahme einer roten Waldameise. Formica rufa. Macro shot of red wood ant. Formica rufa. LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/DmitrixMarutax 23296034

Red Mirid Bug (Deraeocoris ruber) adult, on stem in garden, Norfolk, England, August

Leaf wasps (Allantus scrophulariae) Copula on a stinging nettle leaf, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Leaf Beetle (Chrysolina geminata) adult, resting on leaf with raindrops, Dolomites, Italian Alps, Italy, June

Leafcutter Ant (Atta sp) winged female in atlantic rainforest, Brazil

Flower Bug Feeding on Butterfly Eggs (Anthocoris nemorum)

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