The Japanese beetle is a species of scarab beetle. The adult measures 15 mm (0.6 in) in length and 10 mm (0.4 in) in width, has iridescent copper-colored elytra and a green thorax and head. It is not very destructive in Japan, where it is controlled by natural predators, but in North America, it is a noted pest of about 300 species of plants including rose bushes, grapes, hops, canna, crape myrtles, birch trees, linden trees, and others.
Dermestidae are a family of Coleoptera that are commonly referred to as skin beetles. Other common names include larder beetle, hide or leather beetles, carpet beetles, and khapra beetles. There are approximately 500 to 700 species worldwide. They can range in size from 1 to 12 mm. Key characteristics for adults are round oval shaped bodies covered in scales or setae. The (usually) clubbed antennae fit into deep grooves. The hind femora also fit into recesses of the coxa. Larvae are scarabaeiform and also have setae.
The noble chafer is species of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae.
Dynastes tityus, the eastern Hercules beetle, is a species of rhinoceros beetle that lives in the Eastern United States. The adult's elytra are green, gray or tan, with black markings, and the whole animal, including the male's horns, may reach 60 mm (2.4 in) in length. The grubs feed on decaying wood from various trees.
Graphium agamemnon, the tailed jay, is a predominantly green and black tropical butterfly that belongs to the swallowtail family. The butterfly is also called the green-spotted triangle, tailed green jay, or green triangle. It is a common, non-threatened species native to Nepal, India, Sri Lanka through Southeast Asia and Australia. Several geographic races are recognized. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.
The black carpet beetle is a 3–5-millimetre-long (0.12–0.20 in) beetle that can be a serious household pest. The larvae grow to 7 mm (0.28 in) in length, are reddish brown in colour and covered with bristles. The larval form feeds on natural fibres, damaging carpets, furniture and clothing.
Dynastes is a genus of large beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae. They occur in the Nearctic ecozone and in the Neotropical ecozone, from the United States to Brazil; four North American species, three with distributions extending from Central America either north or south, and two species endemic to South America.
The scaly-breasted kingfisher or regent kingfisher is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae endemic to central and southwestern Sulawesi in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical, moist, montane forests.
Melyridae are a family of beetles of the superfamily Cleroidea.
Uromastyx princeps, commonly known as the princely mastigure, princely spiny-tailed lizard, or Somalian mastigure, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae.
Malachius bipustulatus, the malachite beetle, is a species of soft-winged flower beetles belonging to the family Melyridae, subfamily Malachiinae.
Dicronorhina is a small genus of fairly large sub-Saharan flower chafers; the name has frequently been misspelled following misspellings and unjustified replacement naming in 1841 and 1842.
Dicronorhina derbyana is a sub-Saharan species of flower chafer.
Stephanorrhina is a genus of the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae and tribe Goliathini.
Eudicella euthalia is an insect of the scarab beetle family, in the subfamily known as flower beetles.
Stephanorrhina julia is a species of beetles of the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae and tribe Goliathini.
S. princeps may refer to:
Stephanorrhina guttata, common name spotted flower beetle, is a species of beetles of the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae and tribe Goliathini.
Anthrenus sarnicus, the Guernsey carpet beetle, is a type of carpet beetle. It can be generally found in Great Britain. Its suborder is Polyphaga, the infraorder is Bostrichiformia, the superfamily is Bostrichoidea, and the family is Dermestidae. The carpet beetle is shaped like an oval and about the size of a pin.
Eurypepla calochroma, commonly known as the Geiger tortoise beetle, is a species of tortoise beetle. It is found in Florida, Central America and the Caribbean. This specific beetle only feeds on the Geiger tree throughout all of its life stages.
