we have a thread for insects and lady beetles but not beetles in general and there’s lots of different types of beetles and they all play an important role in the ecosystem too so I thought I’d make a thread about beetles where people can share photos of any type of beetles they get this year if they have any
I saw my first beetle of the year today
25th May 2023
Daniels Brook, Gloucestershire
thick legged flower beetle male
July
Wales
soldior Beetle
13th July
Wales longhorn Beetle.
Possible Species of longhorn beetle:
Speckled longhorn Beetle
as you can tell from this beetle it had been raining but stopped
I believe this is the spotted longhorn beetle. Happened to jump on an alder leaf while I was looking for butterflies.