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Adalia bipunctata is a small Coccinellid that can feature any one of a large selection of red and black forms. Some forms are similar to Mulsantina picta, but the two white spots on the head of Adalia (in contrast with a large white region or more than two spots) readily separate it.
This species appears as a shield beetle, with an orange bottom, a big black stripe, a black joiner with two white quarter ovals and a small white oval. the head is round and the antennae are black with yellow tips. [3]
Pterostichus madidus, commonly known as the black clock beetle, is a species of ground beetle native to Europe. [1] [2] The black clock beetle typically grows between 14–20mm in length, and is black in colouration, with legs that are usually red, reddish brown, or black. It can be found most abundantly in summer, and breeds during the autumn.
Coccinellidae (/ ˌ k ɒ k s ɪ ˈ n ɛ l ɪ d iː /) [3] is a widespread family of small beetles. They are commonly known as ladybugs in North America and ladybirds in the United Kingdom; "lady" refers to the Virgin Mary. Entomologists use the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles to avoid confusion with true bugs. The more than 6,000 ...
The shiny black elytra bear two oval red patches and the ventral surface of the beetle is reddish. There are other species of black-with-red-spots lady beetle with which this insect might be confused, these being Axion plagiatum , Chilocorus kuwanae , and Olla v-nigrum , however in Chilocorus orbus , the red patches are nearer the head than ...
Others are kleptoparasites of other invertebrates, such as the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) that infests honey bee nests, [123] while many species are parasitic inquilines or commensal in the nests of ants. [124] A few groups of beetles are primary parasitoids of other insects, feeding off of, and eventually killing their hosts. [125]
All black specimen of Berberomeloe majalis, Portugal. It has a typical length around 5 cm (2 in.). Its large size and the bright red bands around its body make it unmistakable; its coloration is aposematic, reflecting its ability, in common with other oil or blister beetles in the family Meloidae, to squirt a caustic liquid if attacked. [1]
Rhagonycha fulva, the common red soldier beetle, also misleadingly known as the bloodsucker beetle, [3] [4] and popularly known in England as the hogweed bonking beetle [5] is a species of soldier beetle (Cantharidae).