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This species appears as a shield beetle, with an orange bottom, a big black stripe, a black joiner with two white quarter ovals and a small white oval. the head is round and the antennae are black with yellow tips. [3]
The name pinacate is Mexican Spanish, derived from the Nahuatl (Aztec) name for the insect, pinacatl, which translates as "black beetle". [3] Eleodes species range from about 10 to 50 millimetres (0.39 to 1.97 in) in length [2] and are black in color with some having a reddish tint
Melanophila acuminata, known generally as the black fire beetle or fire bug, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in the Caribbean , Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China), Central America, North America, and Southern Asia.
Pterostichus madidus, commonly known as the black clock beetle, is a species of ground beetle native to Europe. [1] [2] The black clock beetle typically grows between 14–20mm in length, and is black in colouration, with legs that are usually red, reddish brown, or black. It can be found most abundantly in summer, and breeds during the autumn.
The more than 6,000 described species have a global distribution and are found in a variety of habitats. They are oval beetles with a domed back and flat underside. Many of the species have conspicuous aposematic (warning) colours and patterns, such as red with black spots, that warn potential predators that they taste bad.
Pliny the Elder discusses beetles in his Natural History, [158] describing the stag beetle: "Some insects, for the preservation of their wings, are covered with an erust —the beetle, for instance, the wing of which is peculiarly fine and frail. To these insects a sting has been denied by Nature; but in one large kind we find horns of a ...
“Spanish fly” refers to all sorts of tonics, potions and other “love supplements” made from one type of insect: blister beetles. There have been a variety of formulations of Spanish fly ...
The beetles' bodies are covered with small yellow hairs, [6] although one distinguishing feature of the species is two bald spots on its elytra. [7] Rhagium mordax has a long, narrow head with a distinct neck. The insect's face bears a suture and the temples are elongate with some stiff hairs. The antennae are relatively short and the first ...