Beetles (Coleoptera)

A selection of some of the most common beetles to be found in the UK

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Bee Beetle Trichius fasciatus	Black Clock Beetle Pterostichus madidus	Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis	Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha	Darkling Beetle Lagria hirta
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola	Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula	Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus	Longhorn Beetle Rutpela maculata	Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus
Pollen Beetle Byturus ochraceus	Pollen Beetle Meligethes aeneus	Soldier Beetle Cantharis rustica	Soldier Beetle Cantharis pellucida	Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Strawberry Root Weevil Sciaphilus asperatus	Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus	Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis	Wood-boring Beetle Hedobia imperialis	Yellow Mealworm Beetle Tenebrio molitor

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