#leaf beetles

[razehider]

as far as super common bugs go Chrysolina bankii is an old reliable, the perfect find if you want to hold a shiny little black thing for a bit, to see your distorted reflection on its elytra, or simply to go "oh hey it's C. bankii season again". if you don't want to do any of that, they'll show up anyway. they love to show up

you can also get them to stare back at you if you want. this elicits no response because their eyesight probably sucks but the option is there

(October 4th, 2024)

[lazchance]

hello my dears... a quick post today... it seems bugblr likes colourful beetles so heres a smol pretty leaf beetle from (Heteraspis sp.) i saw it beside a road

on flower bud... common species of leaf beetle with colours that pop out when shot

small. shiny. colourful. goofy looking face. nice punctation too

let me know what yall think

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

This october, be sure to leave out some extra pumpkins for the pumpkin beetle! The species in this genus love to feed on squash, including pumpkins; females lay clutches of eggs underneath the leaves, and the young nymphs get easy access to an all-they-can-eat pumpkin buffet! As adults, they even look like their favorite food, although their orange color is actually a warning to predators that they might get a face full of stink if they get too close!

(Image: A red pumpkin beetle (Aulacophora foveicollis) by Graham Teakle)

[celestial-games]

Continuing with leaf beetles today :]

[ljsbugblog]

I want my first bug here to be one of my favourites, Aproida balyi, also known as a very polite lady, as seen here:

there is currently no common name for these guys, and from what I understand they are the only species of the tribe Aproidini/genus Aproida (they fall into the family Chrysomelidae, aka leaf beetles). they are only found in subtropical Eastern Australia. their carapace is the most vibrant green, with a lot of dents and texture!

to finish off, here is a slow-motion video I captured of this female taking flight!

please let me know if you like posts like this! I'm very new to bugblr, but im so excited to have a blog to share my love of entomology with the world :)

[resedaluteola]

Rosemary beetle - well aware they're not native species but neither is the rosemary they're living on. I might eventually swap that for a more fitting option but i think i'll miss my beetle neighbours when i do. They enjoy playing dead but trust me this pal was alive and well (and very hard to get off my finger again, you'd think they'd prefer the rosemary over my useless flesh).

(Chrysolina americana, imago)

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

Have you seen a tortoise beetle (Subfamily: Cassidinae)?

I have now

Yes, in photos/videos

Yes, irl

I'm not sure

Voting ended onNov 22, 2024

Photos thanks to Katja Schulz & Kathy Shogren!

[vuelode-irbis]

Do you guys like beetles?

[ID: photos of various beetles drawn with traditional tools such as watercolors, markers, wooden colors and acrylic paint, all drawn from above. From left to right, a leaf beetle (Acromis sparsa), a sunburst diving beetle (Thermonectus marmoratus), a pinacate (Eleodes armata), a longhorn beetle (Sternotomis bohemani), a female trilobite beetle (Platerodrilus paradoxus) and a pigweed flea beetle (Disonycha glabrata). The last photo features the first five drawings in the hand of the artist. End ID.]

I made these for a bookmark that was a secondary gift for my secret santa from work. The guy likes bugs but mainly beetles. I figured I'd add the quote from The first book of bugs by Margaret Williamson (1949) that says that there are many more beetles, each one with something very special to it, since i just couldn't draw many of them, but in the end there was no space for it, so i just arranged the bugs together to fit in a rectangle. He loved it! Also I read the whole book and loved it, so i linked it if anyone wants to check it out :>

Some information about each beetle is in their respective image descriptions :D