Beetles can be found throughout the UK, with many visiting gardens. We've put together a guide to identifying some of the more common or noticeable species.

Read on to discover 17 of the most colourful and striking British beetles - including a particularly vibrant ladybird. Urban areas, even cities, have more beetles than you'd think. 'There are more …

The most recent checklist of beetles of the British Isles includes 4072 species in 103 families, listed in taxonomic order below. Click on the links to obtain more information about each …

Beetles are one of the most diverse groups of insects in the world, and the UK is home to a wide variety of species. From the familiar ladybird to the more unusual stag beetle, there is …

Oct 9, 2023 · There are around 2,000 species of true bug in the UK, including shieldbugs, froghoppers and aphids. They're sometimes mistaken for beetles, but there are lots of …

There are over 4000 species of beetle found in Britain, Ireland and surrounding islands. This website allows you to find out more about these fascinating insects, and provides a gateway …

With over 4,000 species in the UK, beetles really are everywhere. They range in size, colour and shape but all have biting or chewing mouthparts and hardened wing cases with wings folded …

This is a list of beetle species in Britain. ^ Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". …

Nov 9, 2024 · Beetles are the most diverse group of insects in the world, with over 400,000 species globally, and the United Kingdom is home to a significant number of these, with …

ColSoc is the Coleopterists Society of Britain and Ireland, dedicated to the study of beetles. Our aim is to further beetle research, standardise and promote recording, and to develop and …