The New Childrens Encyclopedia

Tortoise beetle

Eugenysa regalis

Diving beetle

Dytiscus marginalis

Ten-spotted

ground beetle

Thermophilum

decemguttatum

Shining

fungus beetle
Scaphidium
quadrimaculatum

Weevil

Eupholus bennetti

Stag beetle

Lucanus cervus

Seven-spotted

ladybug

Cocinella

septempuntacta

Hercules beetle

Dynastes hercules

Giant

harlequin beetle

Acrocinus longimanus

Click beetle

Chalcolepidius limbatus

Leaf beetle

Calligrapha

dislocata

HOW CAN YOU TELL IF IT’S A BEETLE?

Beetles have elytra that

meet in the middle of

the body. Elytra are hard

forewings that fold over

the soft hindwings,

forming a protective

case.

Beetles have complete metamorphosis: they start life as a

larva, then change to a pupa, and finally become an adult.

Larva and pupa look different from the adult.

Elytra

... pupa...

Stag beetle larva...

... and adult

Black

jewel beetle

LIVING WORLD

BEETLES

BUGS AND BEETLES

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