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All images on this website have been taken in Leicestershire and Rutland by NatureSpot members. We welcome new contributions - just register and use the Submit Records form to post your photos. Click on any image below to visit the species page. The RED / AMBER / GREEN dots indicate how easy it is to identify the species - see our Identification Difficulty page for more information. A coloured rating followed by an exclamation mark denotes that different ID difficulties apply to either males and females or to the larvae - see the species page for more detail.
Beetles
Cantharidae - Soldier beetles
Dermestidae - Larder beetles
Ptinidae - Wood borer beetles
Lymexylidae - Timberworm beetles
Cleridae - Chequered beetles
Melyridae - Soft-winged flower beetles
Byturidae - Fruitworm beetles
Biphyllidae - False skin beetles
Erotylidae - Pleasing Fungus Beetles
A key to Erotylidae species is available on the UK Beetles website.