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Close-up of a green jewel beetle from the Buprestidae family, showing its shiny, iridescent exoskeleton with metallic green, gold, and blue hues.
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Close-up of a green jewel beetle from the Buprestidae family, showing its shiny, iridescent exoskeleton with metallic green, gold, and blue hues.
Leaf beetle Close-up of an iridescent leaf beetle (Chrysolina species).

list of beetles

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list of beetles, The order Coleoptera consists of the beetles and weevils. It is the largest order of insects, representing about 40 percent of the known insect species. Among the more than 360,000 species of Coleoptera are many of the largest and most-conspicuous insects, some of which also have brilliant metallic colors, showy patterns, or striking forms. This is a list of significant beetles and weevils, ordered alphabetically by common name and family.

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