Diadoxus erythrurus
Portrait of a jewel beetle, Diadoxus erythrurus. She appears to have fuzzy eyeballs! Woodgate, Qld.
Portrait of a jewel beetle, Diadoxus erythrurus. Woodgate, Qld.
Ornate Leaf Beetle
Paropsis ornata on a gum leaf. Woodgate, Qld.
Micro Beetle
Tiny flower beetle helps pollinate a wattle flower. Woodgate, Qld.
Pale Leaf Beetle
Dicranosterna circe on an acacia leaf. Woodgate, Qld.
Brown Leaf Beetle
Paropsis pictipennis on an acacia leaf. Woodgate, Qld.
Beetle and the Ants
Beetle hunkers down amidst an ant inquisition. Woodgate, Qld.
Hairy Longhorn
Longicorn beetle with hairy antennae. Woodgate, Qld.
Weevil Damage
A weevil pictured with some of the damage it has done to the new growth on a tree. Woodgate, Qld.
Large-nosed Weevil
Some of the damage caused by this weevil on new grwoth of a tree. Woodgate, Qld.
Lightbulb Grub
Little fat beetle larvae on a gum leaf. Woodgate, Qld.
Orange Hairy Beetle
Half buried in fine sand, cute beetle. Woodgate, Qld.
Shy Beetle
Hairy rove-like beetle buried in fine sand. Woodgate, Qld.
Orange & Black Leaf Beetle
Possibly Phyllocharis sp. Woodgate, Qld.
Orange & Black Leaf Beetle Eating
Possibly Phyllocharis sp. munging out on a leaf. Woodgate, Qld.
Lemon Myrtle Love
Mating flower beetles in lemon myrtle flowers. Kyogle, NSW.
Flower Beetle
Soft-winged Carphurus sp. flower beetle on a macadamia branch. Kyogle, NSW.
Lemon Myrtle Flower Chafer
Nestled in the lovely little flowers of the Lemon Myrtle, brown Flower Beetle has a rest. Kyogle, NSW.
Wasp Mimic Beetle
Hesthini wasp mimic beetle from above - you can see the shortened elytra which helps with mimicry. Girraween NP, Qld.
Longhorn beetle (Hesthsini sp.) is busy mimicking a wasp. Girraween NP, Qld.
Jewel Beetle
Castiarina sexplagiata on Tea Tree. Girraween NP, Qld.
Black Jewel
Little black jewel beetle on a dead twig. Girraween NP, Qld.
Metallic checkered beetle (Eleale sp.) feeds on a flannel flower. Girraween, Qld.