Nemognatha nemorensisThe forewings are called elytra and are horny or leathery, typically meeting in a straight line down the center of the back. The membraneous hindwings are usually longer than the forewing and are folded under the elytra when at rest. Antenna are typically 11-segmented. Larvae are called ‘grubs’.
The order name Coleoptera is derived from the Greek koleopteros, the term Aristotle used for beetles (Greek koleon 'sheath' + pteron 'wing'). Beetle is an English word for ‘little biter’, derived from the Old English ‘bitan’ (to bite). The mouthparts of both adults and most larvae are modified for chewing.
Members of the Coleoptera order at Wild Florida Photo
Buprestidae - Metallic Wood-boring Beetles
Goldenrod Soldier Beetle
soldier beetle on coastalplain tickseed flower
Cerambycidae - Longhorned beetles
Flea Beetle
close-up of beetle on partially eaten Virginia willow leaf
Coccinellidae - Ladybugs, Ladybirds, Lady Beetles
Curculionoidae - Snout & Bark Beetles
Dytiscidae - Predaceous Diving Beetles
Erotylidae - Pleasing Fungus Beetles
Forest Blister Beetle
beetle on yellow milkwort
Mordellidae - Tumbling Flower Beetles
Oedemeridae - False Blister Beetles
Phalacridae - Shining Flower Beetles
Unknown Species Of Stilbus-group
side view on narrowleaf silkgrass flower
Tenebrionidae - Darkling Beetles
Coleoptera is a member of the Insecta - Insects - Class
Other members of the Insecta class
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