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1 1 beetle flies or beetle-backed flies

beetle flies or beetle-backed flies

by ChiefRedEarthThiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

12 8 Beetle-backed fly

Beetle-backed fly

by VivBraznellจังหวัดนครศรีธรรมราช, Thailand

A tiny, very shiny shelled beetle-backed ...

7 0 Beetle Fly

Beetle Fly

by LuvjoyChokerArunachal Pradesh, India

The Beetle

0 0 Beetle

Beetle

Durham, North Carolina, USA

Small flying

0 0 Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle

Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle

by AndreaDavis2Canton, Ohio, USA

Lady Bug? Beetle?

3 9 a wasp on back of the beetle

a wasp on back of the beetle

by MediyansyahTaharaniMalang, Jawa Timur, Indonesia

.. is the small creature (wasps/fly?) on ...

5 10 Beetle Fly or Beetle-backed Fly

Beetle Fly or Beetle-backed Fly

by Leana Lahom-CristobalNueva Ecija, Philippines

Celyphidae are small to medium-sized flies ...

7 17 Yellow and Black Sun Beetle

Yellow and Black Sun Beetle

by jgorneauNew York, USA

Black beetle with exquisite patterning on ...

0 1 Rain Beetle

Rain Beetle

by MikeFredyCalifornia, USA

Large, black, flying

0 0 June bug, May Beetle

June bug, May Beetle

by hexforlifeRipley, Tennessee, USA

Flies in the family Pyrgotidae are ...

1 0 Rhinoceros beetle

Rhinoceros beetle

by Harsha Singhجموں و کشمیر, India

I got really scared when it came flying but ...

1 1 Beetle

Beetle

by KenninGeorgia, USA

Found spinning on its back trying to

0 1 Longhorn Beetle

Longhorn Beetle

by tbrettWashington, USA

I think it is an Oregon Fir Sawyer Longhorn

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by travellingchezBanten, Indonesia

fly. I think it might possibly be some ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by triciatudeenFlorida, USA

Beetle, black with brown stripe down it's ...

2 2 Spotting

Spotting

by John Gibbs2Mbombela, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Small hard backed

2 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Daniel PrinceTennessee, USA

Black beetle with large segmented long ...

0 1 Mango stem borer

Mango stem borer

by acewings.ajayMumbai, Maharashtra, India

9-10 cm long and 2-2.5 cm thick. Brown color with red / orange dots on the ...

0 0 Salt creek tiger beetle?

Salt creek tiger beetle?

by NateAndNatureSt. Paul, Minnesota, USA

I found these beetles all over the place, ...

0 0 Ivory Marked Beetle

Ivory Marked Beetle

by Art3Edinburgh, Indiana, USA

Meduim sized bug, hard shelled, 4 light spots on the

1 0 Fruit Beetle-parasite Fly

Fruit Beetle-parasite Fly

by Johan HeynsLesedi Local Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa

The fly was attracted to a UV moth light I ...

0 0 Violet Oil Beetle

Violet Oil Beetle

by GaryTimothyNew York, USA

Large iridescent blue beetle about 1 1/4 ...

0 0 Beetle

Beetle

by MuckpukQueensland, Australia

Yellow and black beetle. Short antennae. It ...

0 0 Bill Bug aka Snout beetle aka true weevils

Bill Bug aka Snout beetle aka true weevils

by Hema ShahCalifornia, USA

back to life after 5 mts. there is ...

5 0 Northern Flicker

Northern Flicker

by Charlotte.FletcherCharlotte, North Carolina, USA

a large woodpecker - maybe 12 inches long, light yellow breast with black ...

3 2 Spotted Tortoise Beetle

Spotted Tortoise Beetle

Singapore, Singapore

can fly from one leaf to another. It has ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by PaigeMossDallas, Texas, USA

1/4 inch or so long. Front half of body and all legs/anteni are black.

1 2 March Fly ♀

March Fly

by sarahaw1981Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

black sturdy legs with tiny grabbing bits on the ends (like you'd find on a ...

0 1 Spotting

Spotting

by DarlaTraskMeijerCalgary, Alberta, Canada

Beetle like with a tan underbelly. We ...

1 0 Ground beetle

Ground beetle

by TommasoBiasioloAlberta, Canada

We were camping and during the night this guy was

0 2 Bug

Bug

by KwanSingapore, Singapore

Judging from the feature at its back, this ...

1 0 Beetle

Beetle

by Joey99Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines

around on his back but he couldn't right ...

5 1 Longhorn Beetle

Longhorn Beetle

by Muckpukจังหวัดภูเก็ต, Thailand

About 5cm long. Mainly Black with yellow on its body but it had white spots on ...

1 0 Clown Beetle

Clown Beetle

by JakubkoNew York, USA

A flat beetle with an overall rectangular ...

6 6 Green beetle

Green beetle

by ChunXingWongMalaysia

A green-colored beetle. About 17mm in ...

3 3 Gnathaphanus sp.

Gnathaphanus sp.

by ArgyBeeMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

About 20mm long, black beetle with striated ...

3 2 Golden Tortoise Beetle

Golden Tortoise Beetle

by DrNamgyalT.SherpaSikkim, India

Very conspicuous by its dazzling colours - golden and sparkling, especially ...

3 1 Large Bee Fly

Large Bee Fly

by chesterbperryEast Ridge, Tennessee, USA

Another bee fly early in morning willing to ...

3 2 Tachinid Fly

Tachinid Fly

by PilarVereda El Líbano, Cundinamarca, Colombia

It’s larger than our local common flies ...

3 0 Light Fly

Light Fly

by restlessblueFort Worth, Texas, USA

bug (June beetle, or May

4 6 Fiddler Beetle

Fiddler Beetle

by sarahaw1981Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

: Fiddler Beetles are named for the fiddle ...

3 5 Broad-Necked Root Borer

Broad-Necked Root Borer

by BudShinallTownsend, Tennessee, USA

This beetle’s upper surfaces are black to ...

2 0 Rainbow Bee Eater

Rainbow Bee Eater

by SeanWeeklyDarwin, Northern Territory, Australia

, butterflies and moths. They catch flying ...

4 7 Unnamed spotting

Unnamed spotting

by AlisonOntario, Canada

A large flying

30 6 Iron Cross Blister Beetle

Iron Cross Blister Beetle

by KathleenMcEachernArizona, USA

! Red head, thorax, black legs, yellow wings with black spots and a black cross ...

0 0 Asiatic Rhinoceros Beetle

Asiatic Rhinoceros Beetle

by John B.Palauig, Central Luzon, Philippines

Scarabaeidae; Dynastinae; Oryctes rhinoceros (Linnaeus, 1758). "The Asiatic ...

3 0 Grey Wagtail

Grey Wagtail

by KdonGalayNegros Occidental, Philippines

Widely distributed in Europe and Asia and migrating to tropical regions in Asia ...

0 0 great diving beetle

great diving beetle

by CathelineRofloManaliliDavao del Norte, Philippines

A dark-coloured brown to black on their

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