Scarab beetle (Scarabaeidae) field guide


108 species

Lepanus illawarrensis (A dung beetle)

Liparetrus discipennis (A chafer beetle)

Liparetrus discipennis
Liparetrus discipennis
Liparetrus discipennis
Liparetrus sp. (genus)
Liparetrus sp. (genus)
Liparetrus sp. (genus)

Maechidius sp. (genus) (Unidentified Maechidius scarab beetle)

Maechidius sp. (genus)
Maechidius sp. (genus)
Maechidius sp. (genus)
Melolonthinae sp. (subfamily)
Melolonthinae sp. (subfamily)
Melolonthinae sp. (subfamily)
Melolonthini (tribe)
Melolonthini (tribe)
Melolonthini (tribe)

Metanastes vulgivagus (Black Beetle)

Micropoecila cincta (Grasstree flower scarab)

Micropoecila cincta
Microvalgus sp. (genus)
Microvalgus sp. (genus)
Microvalgus sp. (genus)

Neorrhina punctata (Spotted flower chafer)

Neorrhina punctata
Neorrhina punctata
Neorrhina punctata

Onitis alexis (Bronze dung beetle)

Onitis alexis
Onitis alexis
Onitis alexis

Onitis aygulus (Aygulus dung beetle)

Onitis aygulus
Onitis aygulus
Onitis aygulus

Onitis caffer (Caffer dung beelte)

Onitis sp. (genus) (Onitis dung beetle)

Onitis sp. (genus)
Onitis sp. (genus)
Onitis sp. (genus)
Onthophagus auritus
Onthophagus auritus
Onthophagus auritus

Onthophagus australis (Southern dung beetle)

Onthophagus australis
Onthophagus australis
Onthophagus australis

Onthophagus binodis (Dung beetle)

Onthophagus binodis
Onthophagus binodis

Onthophagus bornemisszai (A dung beetle)

Onthophagus dandalu
Onthophagus dandalu
Onthophagus dandalu

Onthophagus declivis (Declivis dung beetle)

Onthophagus declivis
Onthophagus declivis
Onthophagus declivis

Onthophagus fuliginosus (Sooty dung beetle)

Onthophagus fuliginosus
Onthophagus fuliginosus
Onthophagus fuliginosus

Onthophagus granulatus (Small brown dung beetle)

Onthophagus granulatus
Onthophagus granulatus
Onthophagus granulatus
Onthophagus leanus
Onthophagus leanus
Onthophagus leanus
Onthophagus pronus
Onthophagus pronus
Onthophagus sp. (genus)
Onthophagus sp. (genus)
Onthophagus sp. (genus)
Phyllotocus bimaculatus
Phyllotocus bimaculatus
Phyllotocus bimaculatus

Phyllotocus erythropterus (Nectar scarab)

Phyllotocus kingii (Nectar scarab)

Phyllotocus kingii
Phyllotocus kingii
Phyllotocus kingii
Phyllotocus macleayi
Phyllotocus macleayi
Phyllotocus macleayi
Phyllotocus marginipennis
Phyllotocus marginipennis
Phyllotocus marginipennis
Phyllotocus navicularis
Phyllotocus navicularis
Phyllotocus navicularis
Phyllotocus ruficollis
Phyllotocus ruficollis
Phyllotocus ruficollis
Phyllotocus rufipennis
Phyllotocus rufipennis
Phyllotocus rufipennis
Phyllotocus sp. (genus)
Phyllotocus sp. (genus)
Phyllotocus sp. (genus)

Podotenus sp. (genus) (A scarab beetle)

Podotenus sp. (genus)
Podotenus sp. (genus)
Podotenus sp. (genus)

Protaetia fusca (Mottled flower scarab)

Protaetia fusca
Repsimus aeneus
Repsimus aeneus
Repsimus aeneus

Repsimus manicatus manicatus (Black nail beetle)

Repsimus manicatus manicatus
Repsimus manicatus manicatus
Repsimus manicatus montanus
Repsimus manicatus montanus
Repsimus manicatus montanus

Rhopaea sp. (genus) (Pasture scarab)

Rhopaea sp. (genus)
Rhopaea sp. (genus)
Rhopaea sp. (genus)
Rhopaea verrauxii
Rhopaea verrauxii
Rhopaea verrauxii

Scarabaeidae (family) (Scarab beetle, curl grub)

Scarabaeidae (family)
Scarabaeidae (family)
Scarabaeidae (family)
Scarabaeinae (subfamily)
Scarabaeinae (subfamily)
Scarabaeinae (subfamily)

Schizognathus burmeisteri (Shining leaf chafer)

Schizognathus burmeisteri
Schizognathus burmeisteri
Schizognathus burmeisteri

Schizorhina atropunctata (Schizorhina atropunctata)

Schizorhina atropunctata
Schizorhina atropunctata
Schizorhina atropunctata

Scitala sericans (Shiny pasture scarab)

Scitala sericans
Scitala sericans
Scitala sericans

Semanopterus sp. (Scarab beetle)

Semanopterus sp.
Semanopterus sp.
Semanopterus sp.
Semanopterus subcostatus
Semanopterus subcostatus
Semanopterus subcostatus

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